The Broncos roll into Monday night’s game against Cleveland feeling good but running on tired legs. Denver’s playing for the 13th straight week in the regular season, with its bye week set to finally arrive on Tuesday.

The Denver Broncos have activated linebacker Drew Sanders from the physically unable perform list to the 53-man roster, according to a report from KUSA-TV's Mike Klis. Sanders (6-4, 233 po

Linebacker Drew Sanders is back on the 53-man roster in Denver. The Broncos announced that Sanders was activated from the physically unable to perform list on Tuesday. The 2023 third-round pick has spent the entire season recovering from a torn Achilles he suffered this offseason.

Sanders has been on the PUP list since he tore an Achilles tendon during the early part of Denver’s offseason workout program last spring.

Sanders played at Alabama in the 2020 and 2021 seasons before transferring to Arkansas for 2022 and joining the Broncos in 2023 as the 67th selection in the NFL Draft. As a rookie, Sanders played in all 17 of Denver’s games, with four starts. Those starts came at inside linebacker because of injury issues at that position.

The Broncos have lost both Baron Browning and Alex Singleton, trading the former and seeing the latter land on IR early. A hybrid player ahead of a third-round NFL entrance, Drew Sanders is on track to help a strong defense soon.

The Broncos have activated second-year linebacker Drew Sanders to the 53-man roster on Tuesday, a source told The Denver Post. Sanders has been on the PUP list since he tore an Achilles tendon during the early part of Denver’s offseason workout program last spring.

According to 9NEWS Denver’s Mike Klis, the Denver Broncos have activated edge rusher Drew Sanders off the Physically Unable to Perform list (PUP) and activated him to their 53-man roster. Sanders was drafted in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft and was viewed as an off-the-ball linebacker and an eventual starter at linebacker for the team moving forward.