Broncos’ updated 17-player practice squad with 2 new LBs

The Denver Broncos have officially signed veteran linebackers Kwon Alexander and Zach Cunningham to the practice squad after losing Alex Singleton to a season-ending torn ACL.

Alexander (6-1, 227 pounds) joins the team as a 30-year-old veteran with 631 tackles, 34 pass breakups, 13.5 sacks, 12 forced fumbles and nine interceptions in 104 career games (88 starts). Denver will mark Alexander’s sixth stop in his 10-year career.

Cunningham (6-3, 238 pounds) has recorded 705 tackles, 23 pass breakups, 6.5 sacks, five forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and one interception in 86 career starts. The Broncos are his fourth team.

Denver had room to add Alexander to the practice squad after promoting wide receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey to the active roster last Saturday. The team had room for Cunningham after promoting running back Tyler Badie to the 53-man roster on Wednesday.

The 17-player practice squad and 53-man roster are now both full.

The NFL’s standard practice squad size limit is 16 players, but there’s an exception that allows an extra international player to not count against the limit. For Denver, Australian tight end Thomas Yassmin is an exception, giving the Broncos a 17-player practice squad.

So here’s the full list of 17 players on the squad after Wednesday’s move.

Broncos 17-player practice squad

1. WR Michael Bandy
2. WR Kaden Davis
3. WR David Sills
4. TE Donald Parham
5. TE Thomas Yassmin
6. OL Will Sherman
7. OL Nick Garguilo
8. OL Calvin Throckmorton
9. DT Jordan Miller
10. DL Matt Henningsen
11. OLB Andrew Farmer
12. LB Kwon Alexander
13. LB Zach Cunningham
14. LB Levelle Bailey
15. CB Reese Taylor
16. DB Quinton Newsome
17. DB Tanner McCalister

Two players can be elevated from the practice squad each week.