Congratulations, Sam Martin, you’ve won the Denver Broncos’ punting job by default!
The Broncos released Colby Wadman and Trevor Daniel on Wednesday, according to KOA Radio’s Brandon Krisztal. That leaves Martin as the only punter remaining on Denver’s roster.
Wadman served as the Broncos’ punter for 12 games in 2018 and all 16 games in 2019, averaging 44.4 yards per punt with a net average of 39.4 yards per boot.
Martin signed a three-year, $7.05 million deal with Denver during free agency. Earning an average of $2.35 million per season made Martin the clear favorite to win the punting job.
In eight seasons with the Detroit Lions, Martin averaged 46 yards per punt with a net average of 41 yards per punt. Martin also handled kickoff duties in Detroit but Brandon McManus is expected to continue kicking off for the Broncos.
Denver has 10 picks to use in the draft and the team will also want to sign 7-9 college free agents after the draft so cutting Wadman and Daniel to create more room on the roster was a logical decision.
