Broncos Cut Linebacker Greenlaw After One Season

0:00On March 10th, the Denver Broncos made ways last year by signing Linebacker Dre Greenlaw to a 3-year deal worth $31.5 million during the 2025 offseason. It was one of their biggest free agency moves, but after just one season and 10 games total, eight in the regular season, and two in the burs. Playoffs. They've cut him loose on the first day of this year's free agency. Injuries and a suspension kept Greenlaw's sideline most of the time, and he struggled early to adapt to defensive coordinator, Vance Joseph Scheme. Even Greenlaw admitted the playbook felt like a foreign language at first compared to what he knew from San Francisco. Fans and the team hoped he'd be a game-changer when healthy, but the front-off is guilt and escape clause into the contract with only $11.5 million guaranteed. Now bringing back Linebackers Justin Sternad and Alex Singleton makes it clear they saw this coming. This move highlights another short-term gamble that didn't pay off for Denver as they prioritize

1:01quick fixes over building for the long haul. With free agency underway, the Bronco shift focus to other defensive needs while Greenlaw hits the market again.