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Denver Broncos: Is Diontae Spencer a necessary piece?

As teams pared down their rosters to get to the league-mandated 53-player limit, the Pittsburgh Steelers decided to move on from Diontae Spencer, a player they signed following the conclusion of their 2018 season.

The Broncos swooped in and snagged Spencer off waivers, hoping to inject some new talent into the kick return game. Spencer is a wide receiver but is used almost exclusively as a return man.

Looking at Spencer's numbers from last season, he returned 26 punts for 208 yards (an 8.0- average) and had the opportunity to return 15 kickoffs for 436 yards (a 29.