Denver cut Gregory Junior from IR after an injury settlement, freeing a roster spot for a cornerback depth shake-up as the 53-man roster looms. Junior, 26, signed Aug. 5 and reinjured a hamstring four days later in a joint workout with the Cardinals, ending his Broncos run on IR with a settlement that allows him to sign elsewhere. Denver still has three season-ending IR players—Johnny Walker, Matt Henningsen and Nick Gargiulo—keeping depth thin at the start of roster construction. When Denver clears the 53, two players can return from short-term IR after four games, with Micahel Burton and Drew Sanders possible candidates. The Cardinals are noted only as a practice partner in the hamstring setback, a reminder of cross-team logistics in early-season injury management. For fantasy and betting, this is a vanilla personnel move with limited immediate DI/IDP impact, but it creates a potential waiver wire pivot if Denver upgrades at CB or if the IR returns shift the depth chart.