{"id":292384,"date":"2023-10-04T15:20:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T15:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=292384"},"modified":"2023-10-04T15:20:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T15:20:09","slug":"broncos-releasing-veteran-olb-randy-gregory-after-poor-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/nfl\/broncos-releasing-veteran-olb-randy-gregory-after-poor-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Broncos releasing veteran OLB Randy Gregory after poor start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sean Payton and the Broncos delivered a Week 5 surprise Wednesday by releasing veteran pass rusher Randy Gregory, multiple sources confirmed to The Post.<\/p>\n<p>Gregory inked a five-year deal worth up to $70 million in the spring of 2022 but played in just 10 games for the franchise. He had about $28 million guaranteed on his deal.<\/p>\n<p>The former second-round draft pick from Dallas missed 10 weeks with a knee injury last year and had struggled to generate production early on in 2023. On Sunday against Chicago, second-year man Nik Bonitto took his starting spot.<\/p>\n<p>Gregory had a guaranteed $14 million base salary for 2023 and a cap hit of $16.1 million.<\/p>\n<p>In his place, Bonitto and Jonathon Cooper are likely to continue starting, while veteran Frank Clark (hip) and Baron Browning (knee) could be back in the rotation soon.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Want more Broncos news? 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