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Broncos sign S Flowers, QB Kanell
The Denver Broncos on Tuesday signed strong safety Lee Flowers and quarterback Danny Kanell.
Terms of both deals were not disclosed.
Flowers, 30, spent
his first eight seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers but was not re-signed.
Last season, the 6-foot, 214-pound Flowers played in all 16 games and registered
58 tackles and two interceptions.
A 1995 fifth-round pick out of Georgia Tech, Flowers became a starter with the
Steelers in 1998. He collected a career-high 83 tackles in his first season
as a starter while emerging into a leader in the secondary. NFL Tickets
In Denver, Flowers should challenge Kenoy Kennedy and Sam Brandon for the starting job at strong safety.
Kanell, 29, has been out of the football since 2000, when he played for the Atlanta Falcons. He also has played for the New York Giants in his career and has completed 438-of-853 passes for 4,687 yards with 29 touchdowns and 29 interceptions.
Kanell should battle Jarious Jackson for the third-string job behind Jake Plummer and Steve Beuerlein. NFL Tickets
The Broncos on Tuesday also signed cornerback Sam Young, who was waived during training camp last season.