The Broncos have to finalize an initial 53-man roster by Tuesday afternoon, which means 37 moves are on deck this week. In addition to making cuts, Denver could also make trades ( the Broncos have already made one ), and the team can place two players on injured reserve with a designation to return.

With training camp and all three preseason games now complete, the next order of business is trimming the roster down from 90 players to 53 players. In the past, there would have been two prior smaller cut-down dates,

Stidham romped through the preseason (30-of-38 passing for 376 yards and four touchdown passes in the first two games), but Nix has moved through the offseason and camp as the unquestioned starter. Payton likes Sam Ehlinger 's athleticism and competitiveness, so the fourth-year veteran is a practice squad possibility.