5 Denver Broncos players who have played their last game for the team

KANSAS CITY, MO - JANUARY 01: Billy Turner #57 of the Denver Broncos, Quinn Meinerz #77 of the Denver Broncos, Graham Glasgow #61 of the Denver Broncos, Dalton Risner #66 of the Denver Broncos and Cameron Fleming #73 of the Denver Broncos walk up to the line of scrimmage during the third quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on January 1, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images) /

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Sep 25, 2022; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Broncos place kicker Brandon McManus (8) reacts with long snapper Jacob Bobenmoyer (46) and punter Corliss Waitman (17) and offensive tackle Calvin Anderson (76) after kicking a field goal in the second quarter against the San Francisco 49ers at Empower Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports /

4. Brandon McManus, kicker

In addition to the offensive line, the Denver Broncos could wind up making wholesale changes to their special teams unit in the 2023 offseason.

We’re talking long snapper, punter, returner, and even kicker where Brandon McManus has been a mainstay for a while now. McManus is the last remnant of the Super Bowl 50 roster for the Denver Broncos, and unfortunately, he’s coming off of one of the worst seasons of his NFL career.

The Broncos did trot out McManus for some very long field goal attempts, to be fair, but he missed a field goal inside of 30 yards this season along with three total missed kicks inside of 40 yards and a pair of extra points missed.

He missed five kicks from 50-plus, and attempted more kicks from 50-plus than any other distance this season. In McManus’ defense, that’s a lot of long-distance kicking, but unfair or not, he’s the kicker of an NFL team and you’ve got to make lemonade in those situations.

McManus was clutch for the Broncos on their Super Bowl 50 run. He made all 10 of his kicks in that playoff run and nailed every extra point. You can’t expect 100 percent success rate from any kicker, but McManus’ accuracy and consistency have been more erratic of late.

The Broncos would save over $2.5 million in cap space by letting McManus hit free agency.

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