Broncos sign OLB Ron Stone Jr. and release WR Hakeem Butler
The Broncos' roster move here is low-impact but worth noting as you finalize draft boards. Hakeem Butler has been released/waived by Denver, effectively ending whatever fringe roster path he had with the team. He was never a fantasy-relevant asset — buried on the depth chart with no target volume to speak of — and this transaction confirms he's not part of Denver's plans heading into the season. Drop him from any dynasty or deep-league watch lists; there's nothing here to stash.
Ron Stone Jr. signing on as an outside linebacker is purely a real-football roster move and carries zero standard fantasy value. OLB signings don't factor into redraft or most dynasty formats unless you're in a specialized IDP league, and even then, a depth-chart addition in August with no reporting on role or snap projections isn't actionable yet. If you play IDP, it's worth a mental note to track his summer camp reps, but there's nothing to add or bid on right now.
Net effect for your team: no roster action required. This is a depth-chart shuffle, not a value shift for any player you'd currently roster. Confidence here is capped by the fact that both sources are simply reporting the transaction with no context on why Butler was let go or what Stone's role projects to be, so there's no deeper signal to extract. File this under housekeeping — revisit only if beat reporters later attach a specific role or camp battle to either name.
The Broncos agreed to terms with outside linebacker Ron Stone Jr., Parker Gabriel of The Denver Post reports.