US EditionBroncos waive 41-year-old Marcedes Lewis, the oldest tight end in NFL history
Marcedes Lewis played 66 snaps as a blocker in four games before being waived to make room for returning guard Ben Powers, Broncos said.
- Denver Broncos waived 41-year-old Marcedes Lewis, the oldest tight end to play in an NFL game, four days after he subbed into their Week 9 game at Houston.
- Facing a practice-squad squeeze, Lewis was on the Broncos' practice squad but out of game-day elevations and Guard Ben Powers returned to practice, prompting roster adjustments.
- Lewis logged 66 snaps without a reception across four games as a point-of-attack blocker, including one start on Nov. 6 against the Las Vegas Raiders.
- A 2006 first-round pick, Marcedes Lewis played 12 seasons in Jacksonville, five in Green Bay and two in Chicago, and was the NFL's second-oldest active player behind Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers last week.
- When he entered on the fourth snap he became the oldest player to appear in a Broncos game and the 23rd player to play in 20 seasons.
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Broncos waive TE Marcedes Lewis, plan to re-sign him to practice squad
Denver waived 41-year-old tight end Marcedes Lewis on Thursday. The team hopes to re-sign him to the practice squad as fellow TE Nate Adkins nears a return from a knee injury that cost him five games.
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Broncos waive 41-year-old Marcedes Lewis, the oldest tight end in NFL history
The Broncos have waived 41-year-old Marcedes Lewis, the oldest tight end to play in an NFL game. Lewis made his Denver debut last month in Houston.
Broncos Waiving TE Marcedes Lewis
Parker Gabriel of The Denver Post reports the Broncos are waiving TE Marcedes Lewis. Gabriel adds Lewis is expected to join the practice squad, assuming he clears waivers. Lewis, 41, is a former first-round pick of the Jaguars back in 2006. Lewis was in the final year three-year, $12 million contract that included $5 million guaranteed when the Jaguars released him a few years ago. The Packers later signed Lewis to a contract, and he agreed to …
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