After an offseason that saw the Denver Broncos make very few changes to the core of their roster, the team has finally added a free agent that has a genuine shot of making their final 53-man roster. It was announced on Thursday Aug. 20 that the Broncos are signing former Super Bowl champion and ex-Buffalo Bills safety Taylor Rapp, first reported by Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports. "The Broncos are signing safety Taylor Rapp, sources tell CBSSports.
Former 2019 second-round draft pick with 72 career starts, 488 career tackles and 12 career interceptions. Was a starter for the Bills last year prior to a season-ending injury." Zenitz posted to X. Rapp was initially drafted in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams and started 48 games over the course of his rookie contract at strong safety, including all 17 regular season games in 2021 en route to the Rams winning Super Bowl LVI.
Rapp spent the subsequent three years of his career in Buffalo, where he started 24 games. Indeed for his latter two seasons in upstate New York he was the designated starter, but missed time in both 2024 and 2025 due to injury. And injury is very much the name of the game for Rapp.
Whilst he is certainly a solid player when available, staying healthy has been arguably the biggest challenge of his career to date, having missed 23 games due to injury in seven years. For the Broncos, he adds a physical safety presence behind All-Pro starter Talanoa Hufanga, and brings – more generally – veteran starting experience as insurance at the position: Behind Hufanga and free safety Brandon Jones, the Broncos' safety room has a combined two NFL starts. If Rapp can stay healthy, do not be surprised to see him occupy the third safety position on the team come final cuts at the end of the month.
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