The shock wasn’t that the Broncos cut linebacker Randy Gregory, paid $1.33 million for each of the 21 tackles he made in a Denver uniform.
The shame was coach Sean Payton didn’t tell Gregory to get lost before this NFL season began.
“We felt it was best for our team,” Payton said Wednesday, emphasizing the decision to part ways was made by Denver management, contradicting the crazy suggestion from Gregory’s camp that walking out on the Broncos was somehow the player’s idea.
Good riddance.
Desperate for a pass-rusher in the worst way possible after trading away Von Miller and Bradley Chubb, Broncos general manager George Paton threw stupid money at Gregory before the 2022 season.