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Ball predicted in the spring he'd unseat Anderson, who went to the Pro Bowl last season. Ball, however, ran for just 2.1 yards a carry in the preseason and was surpassed by Ronnie Hillman and Juwan Thompson on the depth chart.
ENGLEWOOD,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos waived running back Montee Ball and center Gino Gradkowski on Sunday to make room for two players they were awarded off waivers.
When Ball made Denver's 53-man cut Saturday, GM John Elway noted his roster was "always fluid."
Ball's ouster wasn't a surprise.
After pledging to win back his starting job from C.J. Anderson, Ball slipped from second to fourth string in the Broncos' backfield.
The Broncos began filling out their 10-man practice squad Sunday with six rookies who had been in their camp: cornerback Taurean Nixon,Jerseys Wholesale, wide receiver Jordan Taylor, linebackers Zaire Anderson and Danny Mason,Cheap NHL Jerseys, center Dillon Day and defensive end Chuka Ndulue.
The second-round pick in 2013 never lived up to expectations in Denver after scoring an NCAA-record 83 touchdown at Wisconsin.
He finished with only 172 yards on 55 carries for a 3.1-yard average and a single TD last season. As a rookie backup,Cheap NFL Jerseys, he rushed for 559 yards on 120 carries and four touchdowns.
The Broncos bolstered their O-line by claiming center James Ferentz,NFL Jerseys Store, who was cut by the Houston Texans. And they propped up a thin tight end group by adding Mitchell Henry from the Green Bay Packers.
The Broncos' clear-cut starter heading into his second season after rushing for a 4.7-yard average his rookie year,NFL Jerseys 2018, Ball never regained his explosiveness or his starting job after undergoing an emergency appendectomy in August 2014. He blamed the three-week layoff for weakening his core, which he said in turn led to the torn right groin that landed him on injured reserve. |
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