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The Denver Broncos have signed cornerback Sam Webb after waiving undrafted rookie Blake Cotton with an injury settlement on July 30.

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"Broncos are signing veteran CB Sam Webb after waiving rookie CB Blake Cotton with injury settlement. Cotton suffered a hamstring injury in practice Wednesday. Webb has appeared in 36 NFL games since 2022 with five starts. Webb to practice Friday", the Denver Gazette's Chris Tomasson wrote on X on Thursday.

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Sam Webb may not exactly be the nameless player fans may expect him to be, coming in at the bottom of the roster at the start of training camp.

Sam Webb cornerback Cleveland Browns

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Webb actually has five starts at corner over the course of his four prior seasons in the NFL, including two last year for the Cleveland Browns.

And before that, the 2022 UDFA played a total of 28 games for the Las Vegas Raiders, starting three.

In the intermediary, the Missouri Western alum also spent time with the Tennessee Titans in 2025 and the Carolina Panthers in 2023.

Even with his starting experience, it would be somewhat surprising to see Webb even make the final 53-man roster, especially with talents such as Jahdae Barron, Ja'Quan McMillian and Riley Moss all multiple degrees ahead of him in the pecking order.

But if Webb were to sneak on as the sixth or seventh corner, it certainly would not be the craziest thing that's happened this year.

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