The Denver Broncos were again awarded a roster exception for Australian-born tight end Thomas Yassmin, the team's delegate in the NFL International Player Pathway Program since 2024.
After setting initial 53-man rosters and making waiver claims, NFL teams can now begin building practice squads for the 2024 season. Teams can carry 16 players on the practice squad plus an extra 17th international player as part of the NFL’s International Player Pathway program.
The Denver Broncos have waived tight end Thomas Yassmin as they work to trim their roster down to 53 today. According to Chris Tomasson of the Denver Gazette, the Denver Broncos have waived tight end Thomas Yassmin.
Broncos Wire’s 90-man offseason roster series continues today with a look at rookie tight end Thomas Yassmin, No. 86. Before the Broncos: Yassmin (6-5, 251 pounds) was born and raised in Australia, where he grew up playing rugby.
With an established top tier and some young options revealing themselves last season, here is a look at where clubs' QB depth charts stand. Contracts and long-term outlooks do not factor in here; these rankings apply only to 2025 on-field capabilities.
NFL teams are allowed to carry 90 players on their rosters during the offseason. If they have a player from the league’s International Player Pathway program, clubs are granted an extra 91st spot on the roster.
The Denver Broncos made the move after the 2024 NFL draft to sign undrafted free agent tight end Thomas Yassmin. Yassmin (6-5, 251 pounds) was a teammate of Denver’s seventh-round draft pick, wide receiver Devaughn Vele at the University of Utah.
Thomas Yassmin is roughly 9,000 miles away from home, playing a sport to which he's still getting accustomed, for a team he barely knows, less than a year after suffering a significant injury that required corrective surgery.
The undrafted Aussie out of Utah is an intriguing developmental player with some upside as a receiver. The Denver Broncos signed former Utah tight end Thomas Yassmin as an undrafted free agent at the conclusion of the 2024 NFL Draft.
As the Denver Broncos fill out their 90-man offseason roster by signing undrafted free agents, they’ll have the opportunity to add an extra player if they choose to do so.