The Broncos have cut 30-year old linebacker Akin Ayodele and 25-year old OT Tyler Polumbus.  Ayodele played in the first two pre-season games for the Broncos and he made 8 tackles.  He played in 16 games (15 starts) for the Dolphins last season and he had 71 tackles and 1 forced fumble.  I don’t think the Broncos’ D is good enough to be cutting guys like Ayodele who will likely hook on with another team soon.  Tyler Polumbus also played in the first two pre-season games for the Broncos.  He played in 31 games (8 starts) in his two years in Denver. 

The Broncos have signed 26-year old DE Jason Hunter who was just released earlier this week by the Lions.  Hunter played in 14 games for the Lions last season and he had 34 tackles, 5 sacks and he defensed 3 passes.  He has now played in 56 games in his four years in the NFL and he has 66 tackles, 7 sacks, 1 forced fumble and 3 passes defensed.  This was a good signing for the Broncos who need help rushing the passer.

The Broncos have released linebacker Nick Greisen.  He was on the Broncos’ roster last season but he never played a down for them due to a torn ACL.  The Broncos didn’t want to wait for Greisen anymore.  Greisen has played in 7 years in his NFL career appearing in 98 games in which he has 255 tackles, 13 passes defensed, 4 sacks, 5 forced fumbles and 1 interception.  The Broncos won’t miss Greisen in 2010.

The Broncos have signed 30-year old running back Justin Fargas.  Fargas played in 12 games (4 starts) for the Raiders last season and he carried the ball 129 times for 491 yards (3.8 ypc) with 3 TD runs.  He also caught 17 passes for 113 yards (6.6 avg) last year.  Fargas has now played in 92 games (32 starts) in his NFL career and he has carried the ball 827 times for 3,369 yards (4.1 ypc) with 10 TD carries.  He has also caught 77 passes for 523 yards (6.8 avg) in his career.  This was a good signing for the Broncos as they are worried about Knowshon Moreno and Correll Buckhalter’s health right now.

The Broncos have lost 25-year old safety Josh Barrett on waivers to the Patriots.  Barrett played in 14 games for the Broncos last season and he had 10 tackles.  He played  two years for the Broncos appearing in 20 games in which he made 32 tackles, defensed 4 passes and he had 1 interception.  The Broncos sent Barrett through waivers with the thought of putting him on I.R. after he cleared them because he needs shoulder surgery.  Usually teams don’t claim those type of players but Bill Belichick and his Patriots did.