Ex-Broncos starting fullback finds new NFL home

Michael Burton has found a new NFL home.

The Cleveland Browns signed Burton on Tuesday, the team announced. The 34-year-old fullback has now joined his seventh club ahead of a 12th season in the NFL.

Burton was with the Denver Broncos from 2023-2025, spending all of last season on injured reserve with a hamstring injury. After Burton went down during training camp last summer, the Broncos signed Adam Prentice, and he handled fullback duties in 2025. Prentice was re-signed on a one-year deal last month.

Burton visited Cleveland in March, and he won't count against the NFL's compensatory draft pick formula because he was signed after the Monday following the NFL draft. So signing him won't cancel out any of the Browns' potential 2027 comp picks, and Denver won't gain another 2027 comp pick following Burton's departure.

The Broncos have one remaining unrestricted free agent in center Sam Mustipher, who stepped up late in the 2025 season and in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. Additionally, there are six former practice squad players who became street free agents when their contracts expired last month, and they also remain unsigned.