Last week, the Denver Broncos cut veteran wide receiver Josh Reynolds just before his deadline to return from injured reserve. It was a somewhat surprising decision, but if the Broncos did

From a roster management standpoint with Josh, it just became a numbers game," Payton said Monday as Denver emerged from its bye. "He's do

Reynolds has been out since Week 5 with a finger injury, though he was also the victim of a shooting while he was on Denver’s I.R. The Broncos had to release Reynolds by Wednesday or else he would have finished the season on the I.R.

The veteran receiver was sidelined with a fractured finger, then became a victim in a drive-by shooting. He will be paid $4.31 million for 12 catches, 183 yards.

Reynolds, 29, has 232 receptions for 3,116 yards and 20 TDs in 112 career games (54 starts) with the Los Angeles Rams (2017-20), Tennessee Titans (2021), Detroit Lions (2021-23) and Broncos (2024).

The Denver Broncos made the surprising decision to cut wide receiver Josh Reynolds, and head coach Sean Payton explained exactly why.