WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. — The Broncos on Wednesday added a pair of veteran linebackers to their practice squad.
Denver signed Kwon Alexander and Zach Cunningham to its practice squad as it kicks off a practice week at The Greenbrier. Both were on hand for Wednesday’s practice.
Alexander most recently played nine games in 2023 for Pittsburgh, but his season ended in November when he ruptured his Achilles for the second time in his career.
Alexander, a Pro Bowler in 2017, spent the first four years of his career in Tampa before playing for San Francisco, New Orleans, the New York Jets and then the Steelers.
He has familiarity with Broncos head coach Sean Payton and some of the staffers because he played for Payton with the Saints in 2020 and 2021.
Alexander is healthy now after the Achilles injury last fall and has been working out for teams in recent weeks including Atlanta and Minnesota.
Cunningham, 29, has played in 95 career games, most recently starting 10 games for Philadelphia last year. He played for Tennessee for parts of 2021 and then 2022 after spending the first four-plus years of his NFL career as a regular starter in Houston.
From the infirmary. Elsewhere on the injury front Wednesday, JL Skinner (ankle) did not practice, while TE Nate Adkins (shoulder) and WR Josh Reynolds (Achilles) were limited.
Beamer ball. Legendary Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer was on hand Wednesday to watch Broncos practice. Payton said they got to know each other more than a decade ago when New Orleans first came here for practice.
“He remembered, his last game before he got hired at Virginia Tech, he was the head coach at Murray State, I believe,” Payton said. “They made the playoffs in 1986 and in the opening round they lost to Eastern Illinois. I was the quarterback. Then the following week we lost to Eastern Kentucky. … I knew of Coach Beamer, shoot, that was a long time ago. He’s obviously had a tremendous impact. His son (Shane) is coaching at South Carolina. Nate Adkins played for him at South Carolina and Nate’s dad coaches at South Carolina.
“It’s great seeing him here.”
