Broncos add two running backs to roster
The Denver Broncos have added two running backs to the 90-man offseason roster, the team announced Wednesday.
Denver brought in JaQuan Hardy and Stevie Scott III to add more depth at the position with Melvin Gordon injured.
“We’re just taking care of his foot, and we’re making sure he’s good,” coach Nathaniel Hackett said of Gordon on Wednesday. “He’s another one of those older guys. We want to make sure he’s primed and ready for the season.”
Hardy (5-8, 211 pounds) entered the league as a college free agent out of Tiffin University with the Dallas Cowboys last year. He spent most of the 2021 season on the Cowboys’ practice squad, but he did appear in three games, rushing four times for 29 yards.
Scott (6-2, 231 pounds) is considered a first-year player, but he spent time with the New Orleans Saints and Broncos last summer. After joining the Saints as an undrafted free agent out of Indiana, Scott was later cut and signed with Denver during preseason but was cut just one week later. He now returns to the Broncos hoping for a longer tenure this time.
To make room for Hardy and Scott on the roster, Denver waived/injured running back Tyreik McAllister (foot) and placed outside linebacker Christopher Allen (foot) on injured reserve.
Gordon seems unlikely to play in the team’s first preseason game on Saturday, and if Javonte Williams plays, he would likely only have a brief appearance.
With Gordon sidelined, Williams unlikely to play (at least not much) and McAllister out for the year, the Broncos’ remaining running backs set to face the Cowboys are Mike Boone, Max Borghi, Hardy and Scott.
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