After the NFL gave Denver Broncos safety Kareem Jackson a four-game suspension on Monday, the team’s safety depth will be tested.
Caden Sterns, who began the season listed as a co-starter with Jackson on the depth chart, will miss the rest of the 2023 season on injured reserve.
That leaves P.J. Locke as the top candidate to start in Jackson’s strong safety position across from free safety Justin Simmons over the next four* games. (*Jackson’s suspension could be reduced after appeal).
Behind Locke is Delarrin Turner-Yell, who started two games earlier this year while Simmons, Sterns and Locke were all injured.
Rounding out the team’s active roster safety depth chart is rookie JL Skinner, who has been inactive for all seven games this season. Skinner was picked by Denver in the sixth round of the NFL draft in April.
The Broncos also have Devon Key available on the practice squad. Jackson will not count against the 53-man roster during his suspension, so the Broncos might add a safety to the active roster in the coming days.
FS1: Justin Simmons
SS1: P.J. Locke
FS2: Delarrin Turner-Yell
SS2: JL Skinner
Practice squad: Devon Key
