After rookies and veterans reported for testing ahead of training camp, the Denver Broncos placed one player on their Reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced Thursday.
Denver placed tight/end Andrew Beck on the list. Being placed on the list does not necessarily mean Beck tested positive (the Broncos did not reveal Beck’s test results). Players go on the list after testing positive or after they have been in close contact with an infected person.
Beck does not count against the 80-man offseason roster while on reserve so Denver’s active roster now has 79 players. The Broncos might choose to just keep the roster spot open for Beck’s eventual return.
Beck (6-3, 255 pounds) entered the league as an undrafted rookie out of Texans with the New England Patriots last year. After failing to make the Patriots’ 53-man roster, Beck landed in Denver.
Beck was brought in as an injury fill-in for Andy Janovich and he played so well that the Broncos kept him on the roster even after Janovich returned from his injury. Beck can play both tight end and fullback.
