Broncos cut ties with 5-foot-6 former Cowboys running back

Broncos release ex-Cowboys RB Deuce Vaughn

"The Broncos have waived RB Deuce Vaughn," Meirov shared on social media. This move isn't a surprise for the Broncos.

While Vaughn was not likely to earn a spot on the Broncos roster, if there's anything notable about this move, it is that it comes after the rookie minicamp, and well ahead of training camp.

Denver clearly likes their running back room, and not just the starters, but the depth options as well. Dobbins, Harvey, and Coleman are likely to see most, if not all, of the work this upcoming season at RB.

Jaleel McLaughlin, Tyler Badie, and Cody Schrager are now the main backups for the Broncos RB room behind the aforementioned trio.

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Vaughn, the 5-foot-6, 176-pound running back out of Kansas State who was drafted by the Cowboys in the sixth-round of the 2023 NFL Draft, didn't last long in Denver.

Last season, Vaughn signed with the Broncos' practice squad and spent the full season there. He was then signed to a futures deal after the regular season, but he's now been released.

Three years after his viral draft video, in which Vaughn's father, a scout for the Cowboys, got to make the call to his son that his team had just drafted him, is now a free agent again.

Vaughn had never played for the Broncos after they signed him last year. Now, the 24-year-old RB will hit the open market again, after one season in Denver.

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