Sean Payton Hoped to Keep Broncos Draft Pick Claimed by Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins claimed tight end Justin Joly off of the waiver wire following roster cuts. The Denver Broncos had traded up to take Joly during the 2026 NFL Draft.
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No, no, I mean, listen, we go through this process and, um.
We spent a lot of time on, all right, who's being waived, who's being terminated, and then, you know.
If he's not claimed.
First of all, just explaining it to, to the players, the difference between being waived and terminated.
Um, And so Yeah, if, if he's not claimed, you know, he's coming back, we felt strong that he's coming back to our practice squad, and, and yet it's, it's hard to predict.
Like I would have thought Jalil.
was going to get claimed and yet.
Um, you know, that didn't happen, so it's hard to predict that.
How about, uh, the decision to keep three quarterbacks, uh, Sam, and yeah, look, I, I thought Sam earned it, um, played well, especially finished the season with the preseason well, um.
We felt that became an easier decision, uh, as we got into camp a little bit further.
