Thread: Broncos Undrafted Free Agents

DENVER BRONCOS UDFAs

Erik Austell, OL, Charleston Southern
Josh Banderas, LB, Nebraska
Dante Barnett, S, Kansas State
Jamal Carter, S, Miami
Ken Ekanem, DE, Virginia Tech
Jerrol Garcia-Williams, LB, Hawaii
Deon Hollins, LB, UCLA
Cameron Hunt, OT, Oregon
Tyrique Jarrett, NT, Pittsburgh
Anthony Nash, WR, Duke
Marcus Rios, CB, UCLA
Kyle Sloter, QB, Northern Colorado
Shakir Soto, DL, Pittsburgh
Orion Stewart, DB, Baylor
Dymonte Thomas, S, Michigan

I only have heard of a couple of thwae guys or seen play. Anyone know much about them?

some things from article

Sloter and his family watched all three days of the NFL Draft in his hometown of Atlanta to see the quarterback market take shape. He knew Saturday morning that he'd have a team later that day. The Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Cincinnati Bengals and Oakland Raiders called him to express interest.

Denver made contact again with 15 picks remaining in the draft. The Broncos held the last pick and they told Sloter they would probably make him "Mr. Irrelevant," as that distinction has come to be known. About five minutes after that, Sloter's phone rang again. It was Denver, again.

"They said they wouldn't be (drafting me)," Sloter said. "But they were still really high on me."

The Broncos instead took Kelly, the former Ole Miss quarterback, with the last pick. Sloter and Kelly will eventually compete for a spot on Denver's roster, but for now, the Broncos' third quarterback job is Sloter's.

Sloter will be the only quarterback in the Broncos' rookie minicamp while Kelly recuperates from his injuries; Denver told Sloter it won't sign another undrafted quarterback.

He already has some familiarity with the Broncos' offensive staff. Denver quarterbacks coach Bill Musgrave is the former coach of D.J. Shockley, who was Sloter's quarterbacks coach in high school. Musgrave, like Sloter, is from Atlanta.

Sloter has completed the coursework for his finance degree, which he'll soon get in the mail, and took his last final Tuesday. The Broncos signed him to a three-year preferred undrafted free agent contract that includes a signing bonus. That's an atypical contract, and it shows how highly Denver values him.

On Wednesday, Sloter will fly to Denver to put pen to paper and make the deal official. Then the real work begins.

"They told me they felt like they got the best undrafted quarterback in the country," Sloter said. "It just felt like a really good fit and a really good situation."

full article - http://www.greeleytribune.com/sports...ed-free-agent/

These 4 young qbs on the roster are fascinating.

I hope one of them makes me forget the others.

So, we’re now going into training camp with 4 QBs on our roster.

1 with 2 years of experience, 14 starts & 15 appearances.

1 with 1 year of experience, 2 starts & 3 appearances.

1 with no experience who was the last player drafted.

1 with no experience who was undrafted.

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

These 4 young qbs on the roster are fascinating.

Beat me to the punch.

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

I hope one of them makes me forget the others.

I hope they all show very well. Four franchise QBs on the same roster.....who'd a thunkit?

I like Kyle Sloter and Anthony Nash, which means they'll both be gone by OTA's.

Is it Slow-ter or Slot-ter?

Originally Posted by OrangeHoof

Is it Slow-ter or Slot-ter?

It's Slow-ter. John's really taking this diamond-in-the-rough QB search thing seriously. Lotta talented QBs, lotta rough patches.

Yeah, I didn't know anything about Sloter, but I saw this linked from the Orange Mane, and it's a pretty crazy story. This stuff must happen all the time and leave talented guys looking for playing time in college. If Kelly goes off the rails (or if we stash him on IR for the year), I could see Sloter making the roster:

http://www.collegefootballmetrics.co...t-kyle-sloter/

from the article I posted yesterday:

"Sloter has completed the coursework for his finance degree, which he'll soon get in the mail, and took his last final Tuesday. The Broncos signed him to a three-year preferred undrafted free agent contract that includes a signing bonus. That's an atypical contract, and it shows how highly Denver values him"

Apparently, this is not offered to very many UFAs. Would it make sense to give Sloter this, just to cut him?

Originally Posted by Denver Native (Carol)

from the article I posted yesterday:

"Sloter has completed the coursework for his finance degree, which he'll soon get in the mail, and took his last final Tuesday. The Broncos signed him to a three-year preferred undrafted free agent contract that includes a signing bonus. That's an atypical contract, and it shows how highly Denver values him"

Apparently, this is not offered to very many UFAs. Would it make sense to give Sloter this, just to cut him?

I'm just roughly going from memory, but probably half of the UFA's get a signing bonus. We'll see what happens

Originally Posted by Al Wilson 4 Mayor

I'm just roughly going from memory, but probably half of the UFA's get a signing bonus. We'll see what happens

not just that but the three year deal. Most are on a one year hitch