Of the Denver Broncos’ nine 2017 unrestricted free agents who will hit the open market when the new league year begins on March 9, wide receiver/punt returner Jordan Norwood figures to be one of the more expendable. Norwood, 30, played the worst football of his professional life late in 2016 when he muffed and lost two punts in crushing late-season home losses against Kansas City and New England.
That first critical miscue famously triggered a hostile shove from cornerback Aqib Talib as Norwood jogged to the sideline. A week later, the Broncos promoted rookie receiver Kalif Raymond from the practice squad to return punts in Norwood’s place.