The team announced on Thursday that center Dustin Fry, guard Matt McChesney (pictured) and punter A.J. Trapasso have been signed to future contracts. They will be officially added to Denver’s roster at the conclusion of the 2009 NFL season in February.
Fry is a second-year center who spent the 2009 season on Carolina’s practice squad. He appeared in four games with St. Louis after being selected in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft, and spent time on the practice squad with Cleveland in 2008.
McChesney spent 2009 training camp with the team before being designated released/injured on Sep. 9. He has also played defensive tackle during an NFL career in which he has seen time on the rosters of Miami, the New York Jets and St. Louis.
Trapasso was a rookie in 2009 who split the season on the practice squad with Tampa Bay and Tennessee. He entered the NFL with Tennessee as a college free agent on May 1 after being a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award at Ohio State University. He might be best remembered for hitting the video board at the new Cowboys Stadium with a punt for the Titans in the preseason.
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McChesney has the best chance to stick, but all 3 will get a long look. McChesney was in training camp with the Broncos this year and had it not been for injury, might have had a chance to stick. He plays a physical style with a nasty disposition, and at 6'4 310 pounds, has decent size for the system we run.
AJ Trapasso might be best known for the fake punt TD in the Hall of Fame game this last year, but should give Colquitt a run for his money in the preseason. It also signifies that the Broncos may not be looking to draft a punter in the upcoming draft. Trapasso was awarded the Mosi Tatupu award for outstanding special teams player in 2006.
Dustin Fry, at 6'3 326 pounds, would be the biggest center I can remember the Broncos ever having in camp.
The other thing that these moves show me is that the Broncos are wasting no time in bringing in players to compete at positions of weakness on this roster.