2020 Denver Broncos season
The 2020 season is the Denver Broncos' 51st in the National Football League, their 61st overall, and their second under head coach Vic Fangio. It will also mark the team's 20th season playing their home games in their current venue, Empower Field at Mile High. The Broncos will look to improve on their 7–9 record from 2019 and make the playoffs for the first time since their 2015 Super Bowl-winning season.
Coaching changes
- January 10: Outside linebackers coach Brandon Staley departed to become the defensive coordinator of the Los Angeles Rams.
- January 12: Offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello was fired after only one season, following a 2019 season in which the Broncos ranked in the bottom five in several offensive categories, including scoring offense and total yardage. Two days later, Scangarello was replaced by Pat Shurmur, who served as the New York Giants' head coach during the previous two seasons. Shurmur will become the Broncos' fifth offensive coordinator in as many seasons.
- January 15: Quarterbacks coach T.C. McCartney was fired after only one season.
- January 28: Mike Shula, who served as the Giants' offensive coordinator in 2018 and 2019 alongside Pat Shurmur, was named quarterbacks coach.
- February 6: John Pagano was named outside linebackers coach, replacing Brandon Staley. Pagano worked in the same position with the Houston Texans during the previous two seasons.
Roster changes
Future contracts
All players listed below were signed to reserve/future contracts on December 31, 2019, unless noted otherwise. The signings include all ten players who were on the practice squad of the final roster at the end of the 2019 season. Each player was officially added to the active roster on March 18—the first day of the 2020 league year.| Position | Player | Notes |
| OT | Ka'John Armstrong | |
| WR | Trinity Benson | |
| LB | Malik Carney | |
| FB | Jeremy Cox | |
| LB | Tre' Crawford | waived July 27 |
| P | Trevor Daniel | waived April 23 |
| TE | Bug Howard | waived April 27 |
| OT | Tyler Jones | signed January 15 |
| S | P. J. Locke | |
| WR | Kelvin McKnight | waived July 27 |
| RB | Khalfani Muhammad | waived July 27 |
| S | Tyvis Powell | waived April 27 |
| QB | Brett Rypien | |
| S | Kahani Smith | waived July 27 |
| DT | Jay-Tee Tiuli | waived April 27 |
| LS | Wes Farnsworth |
Free agents
Unrestricted
Note: Unrestricted free agents who were originally Restricted Free Agents had three accrued seasons whose contracts expired at the end of the previous season, and did not receive a qualifying offer before the start of the 2020 league year on March 18.Restricted and exclusive-rights
Signings
Departures
| Position | Player | Notes |
| QB | Joe Flacco | released March 19 with a failed physical designation |
| TE | Jeff Heuerman | released July 31 |
| CB | Horace Richardson | waived March 5 |
| P | Colby Wadman | waived April 23 |
| DE | Billy Winn | released March 5 |
Trades
On March 18, fullback Andy Janovich was traded to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a seventh-round selection in the 2021 draft.Draft
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 15 | Jerry Jeudy | WR | Alabama | signed July 23 |
| 2 | 46 | K. J. Hamler | WR | Penn State | signed July 24 |
| 3 | 77 | Michael Ojemudia | CB | Iowa | signed July 21 |
| 3 | 83 | Lloyd Cushenberry III | C | LSU | signed July 22 |
| 3 | 95 | McTelvin Agim | DT | Arkansas | signed July 22 |
| 4 | 118 | Albert Okwuegbunam | TE | Missouri | signed July 22 |
| 5 | 178 * | Justin Strnad | LB | Wake Forest | signed July 22 |
| 6 | 181 | Netane Muti | G | Fresno State | signed July 22, placed on the NFI list on July 28 |
| 7 | 252 * | Tyrie Cleveland | WR | Florida | signed July 22 |
| 7 | 254 * | Derrek Tuszka | LB | North Dakota State | signed July 22 |
Draft trades
Undrafted free agents
All undrafted free agents were signed on April 26—one day after the 2020 NFL Draft concluded, unless noted otherwise.| Player | Position | College | Notes |
| Essang Bassey | CB | Wake Forest | |
| LeVante Bellamy | RB | Western Michigan | |
| Douglas Coleman III | S | Texas Tech | |
| Kendall Hinton | WR | Wake Forest | |
| Riley Neal | QB | Vanderbilt | waived July 27 |
| Zimari Manning | WR | Tarleton State | waived July 28 |
| Hunter Watts | OT | Central Arkansas |
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
- July 28: Defensive tackle Kyle Peko was placed on the Reserve/Higher Risk Opt-Out list.
- July 30: Tight end Andrew Beck was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list.
Staff
Current roster
Preseason cancellation
The Broncos' preseason schedule was announced on May 7. However, on July 27, in a letter to fans, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell officially announced the cancellation of the entire preseason due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Regular season
Schedule
The Broncos' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7, and is subject to change, pending developments in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Notes
- Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
- Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
- As the result of Saturday flexible scheduling during Weeks 15 and 16, the date, time, and network for those two games will be finalized at a later date—by no later than four weeks prior to each game day.