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The Broncos took risks by signing three oft-injured free agents in 2025. Two of those players are returning in 2026.
The Denver Broncos took three big risks last year when they signed a trio of free agents with notable injury histories. Denver signed safety Talanoa Hufanga , linebacker Dre Greenlaw and tight end Evan Engram in 2025. Those three deals resulted in one big hit, one big bust and one mixed result.
Hufanga earned a second-team All-Pro nod, but Greenlaw missed more than half the season and was cut in 2026 . Engram only missed one game, but his production was underwhelming . During his end-of-season press conference in January, Broncos general manager George Paton was asked about the team's process for signing free agents with a history of injuries.
“I think we have a really good process," Paton said. "I think you evaluate each player differently. You don’t want to bring in a bunch of guys who have been hurt, but with Beau Lowery and our medical department, we feel really strong about their opinion.
"If someone has been hurt somewhere else, maybe we feel like we can get them going, and we’ll have a plan, not that other teams don’t. We just feel really strongly about our medical team and our sports performance team where we can bring someone into our environment and they can thrive. I think they have.