John Leyba, The Denver Post)
What landed Steven Johnson on the Broncos' roster three years ago surprisingly worked against him remaining on the team on Saturday. Johnson led a batch of early cuts Saturday, his release catching him off-guard as the Broncos are prepared to carry only four inside linebackers on their initial 53-man roster.
"Maybe I didn't play as well on special teams in the four preseason games. Maybe I could have run down and made a big play on kickoff. A lot of things factor in. I can't pinpoint one thing," Johnson said.