{"id":293005,"date":"2023-09-18T19:30:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T19:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=293005"},"modified":"2023-09-18T19:30:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T19:30:08","slug":"broncos-to-sign-edge-ronnie-perkins-from-new-england-practice-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/nfl\/broncos-to-sign-edge-ronnie-perkins-from-new-england-practice-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"Broncos to sign edge Ronnie Perkins from New England practice squad"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Broncos are adding yet another former Oklahoma player to their roster.<\/p>\n
Denver is signing former Sooners defensive lineman Ronnie Perkins off of New England\u2019s practice squad, a league source confirmed to The Denver Post.<\/p>\n
Perkins, originally a third-round pick in the 2021 draft, has not yet appeared in an NFL regular-season game.<\/p>\n
In Denver, he joins a team that has several fellow former OU players in outside linebacker Nik Bonitto, safety Delarrin Turner-Yell, rookie wide receiver Marvin Mims Jr. and veteran offensive lineman Ben Powers.<\/p>\n
Perkins played on the same defense as Bonitto and Turner-Yell in Norman and also worked with now-Broncos pass-rush specialist Jamar Cain during his college days.<\/p>\n
The Broncos had a roster spot open after placing tight end Greg Dulcich on injured reserve Saturday.<\/p>\n
Denver must carry Perkins on its 53-man roster for a minimum of three weeks after signing him from another team\u2019s practice squad.<\/p>\n
Perkins was drafted No. 96 overall in 2021, just before Denver took right guard Quinn Meinerz at No. 98 and outside linebacker Baron Browning at No. 105.<\/p>\n
NFL Network first reported the signing.<\/p>\n
Too many flags<\/strong>. Broncos coach Sean Payton on Monday lamented the rate at which his team is racking up penalties, particularly on defense.<\/p>\n Denver has had 19 infractions accepted through the first two games, including 10 that resulted in first downs for Las Vegas (six) and Washington (four).<\/p>\n \u201cWe lead the league in defensive penalties called with 12, five personal fouls,\u201d Payton said Monday. \u201cWe have a number of plays where we\u2019re off the field on third down but there\u2019s a flag on the turf, there\u2019s holding or defensive pass interference, which makes it an automatic first down. Instead of being off the field \u2026 those are turnover penalties.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve got to be better and more disciplined in that area and that starts with us as coaches.\u201d<\/p>\n Want more Broncos news? Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis.<\/em><\/p>\n