Broncos Add Veteran Quarterback in Late Week 7 Roster Shakeup
The Denver Broncos made Dre Greenlaw’s activation from injured reserve official, but they also signed a quarterback in their pre-gameday roster shuffle before facing the New York Giants.
Former Indianapolis Colts QB and 2021 sixth-round draft pick Sam Ehlinger is back. The Broncos released Ehligner in a move many viewed as a precursor to Greenlaw’s return from IR, which proved accurate.
Now, Ehlinger is back with the Broncos, albeit in a different capacity.
Broncos Sign Sam Ehlinger to Practice Squad
GettyJarrett Stidham #8 and Sam Ehlinger #4 of the Denver Broncos warm up before a game against the
The Broncos carried Ehlinger as their third quarterback behind starter Bo Nix and backup Jarrett Stidham, making him inactive as their emergency third-stringer on game days. In need of a roster spot for Greenlaw, Ehlinger’s made the most sense to the Broncos.
His return as a member of the practice squad comes with a tweak to his role this week.
“#Broncos don’t elevate QB Sam Ehlinger from practice squad for Sunday’s game because there’s no need to from money standpoint,”
Ehlinger, 27, has thrown for 573 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions in his career, and he is 0-3 as a starter. However, he showed well with the Broncos during the preseason.
Nix is the Broncos’ unquestioned starter, and his trusted backup, Stidham, has starting experience. Ehlinger had been relegated to holding a clipboard as the emergency third QB on game days.
That job will now fall on someone else if anything happens to Nix and Stidham.
Broncos Make Roster Moves Official
Ehlinger and Greenlaw’s respective returns were just some of the Broncos’ moves before Sunday’s tilt.
“Denver also released defensive back A.J. Woods from the practice squad and released wide receiver Thayer Thomas from the practice squad with an injury settlement,” DenverBroncos.com’s Aric DiLalla wrote on October 18.
The Broncos initially designated Thomas as practice squad/injured on October 14.
Woods joined the Broncos in September during another flurry of roster moves, but he never appeared in any of the three games Denver played during his tenure.
The Broncos still boast a deep group of cornerbacks. The group is led by the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, Pat Surtain II. Their depth has made it challenging to get 2025 first-round draft pick
Giants Get Glimmer of Hope Before Broncos Game
GettyAbdul Carter #51 of the New York Giants looks on against the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Broncos will face a Giants team that
“#Giants LB Abdul Carter, dealing with a hamstring injury and having flown four hours to Denver, is a game-time decision for Sunday, source said,”
The Broncos are still 7.5-point favorites, per Vegas Insider.
That ties the Broncos with the Chicago Bears (vs the New Orleans Saints) for the second-largest line of Week 7. They are behind the Kansas City Chiefs against the
Aaron Rodgers just issued a warning that feels destined for the Packers
Moments after D.J. Ivey swatted his last-second Hail Mary to the Cincinnati turf, Aaron Rodgers looked on in frustration. A moment of what-if.
But beneath the pain of defeat, the TV cameras captured Rodgers almost break a smirk, as if to say, "Did you all see that?" Rodgers' Hail Mary attempt failed, as did the Pittsburgh Steelers' hopes of a come-from-behind victory, but the four-time MVP learned a valuable lesson under the
At 41 years old, he still has his fastball.
Per Next Gen Stats, Rodgers' Hail Mary traveled 69.8 yards through the air, the longest pass attempt since at least 2017.
Rodgers' Steelers may have snapped their three-game winning streak, but they will quickly brush that aside as the Green Bay Packers are on deck. And the Packers won't be getting the New York Jets version of Rodgers. For the first time, they'll be on the receiving end of the most gifted quarterback in league history.
Aaron Rodgers' performance is a warning to the Packers ahead of revenge game for the ages
Rodgers made some history in Week 7, overtaking Ben Roethlisberger for No. 5 all-time in career passing yards. But he is still very much living in the present, proving that he is still
Many assumed his best days were gone. Turns out, that's just what playing for the New York Jets does to you. Gang Green hasn't won a game since Aaron Glenn told him "thanks, but no thanks," while Rodgers has led the Steelers on a 4-2 roll.
He has completed 68.6 percent of his passes for 1,270 yards, 14 touchdowns, and five interceptions, good for a 105.0 passer rating.
Perhaps most importantly, he looks like Aaron Rodgers. The mobility is there, and he still throws the prettiest pass in league history. It's so effortless as he fires off-platform. Packers fans enjoyed this for almost two decades — now, they'll feel the brunt of it.
It won't have the fuel or venom of Brett Favre's return to Green Bay in 2009. This game won't even be at Lambeau Field, with Rodgers benefiting from the comforts of his new home. And there is far less bad blood than when Favre took on his former team.
But make no mistake about it: Rodgers wants to win.
Sure, he'll play it down and say it's no more important than any other game. Don't believe it for a second. Beyond just wanting to improve to 5-2, he would
"It'll be fun to beat them, for sure, because I would've beaten every team, and because you're trying to win all your games," Rodgers told Bill Huber of Sports Illustrated.
The Packers' Micah Parsons-led defense will give Rodgers all he can handle, but he's still every bit the magician he once was. Rodgers is as experienced as they come, and even if Parsons and his crew crash the pocket, the four-time MVP has proven he can still extend plays and turn footballing water into wine.
Rodgers' Hail Mary missed on Thursday night, but the Packers won't see it that way. He put in a vintage display, throwing four touchdown passes, leading his team to 31 points, and still losing because he has no defense. It's like Rodgers never left Green Bay.
The future Hall of Famer gets extra time to prepare for the Packers, who must first deal with the Arizona Cardinals. But then it's game on.
A revenge game years in the making. But if the Packers thought they were going to see the broken-down Jets version of their former hero, forget it. Rodgers' performance on TNF acts as a warning, and if history tells us anything, it's that he'll be even more locked in when he comes face to face with the Ghost of Football Past in Week 8.
His two-year stay in New York may have seemed to spiral his career into a darkness retreat, but if the Packers aren't careful, he'll turn on the lights on their defense.
