According to multiple reports, the Denver Broncos are trading pass rusher Randy Gregory to the San Francisco 49ers.
Plot twist! The #Broncos are trading veteran OLB Randy Gregory to the #49ers, per sources.
Denver never formally released Gregory, who now gets a fresh start with a contender in San Francisco. pic.twitter.com/cswa2oKRIM
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 6, 2023
ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that the Broncos are sending Gregory and a 2024 seventh-round draft pick to the 49ers in exchange for a 2024 sixth-round pick.
Comp update: Broncos are trading pass rusher Randy Gregory and a 2024 7th-round pick to the San Francisco 49ers for a 2024 6th-round pick, per sources.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 6, 2023
Gregory's cap figure is a hefty $16.1 million for each season through 2026. Although, according to OverTheCap.com, no money beyond this season is guaranteed. San Francisco owned a league-high $41.1 million in salary-cap space heading into Friday morning.
Newly acquired 49ers edge rusher Randy Gregory's cap figure is $16.1 million for each season through 2026.
— Matt Maiocco (@MaioccoNBCS) October 6, 2023
The Dallas Cowboys made Gregory (6-5, 242) a second-round selection (No. 60 overall) out of Nebraska in 2015. He has registered nine tackles, a sack, two tackles for a loss, two quarterback hits, and a pass defensed through four game appearances (three starts) this season, per Pro Football Reference.
Gregory, 30, has recorded 106 tackles, 19.5 sacks, three passes defensed, an interception, and 10 forced fumbles in 60 game appearances (18 starts) throughout his career. He posted two seasons with six sacks, both with the Cowboys (2018, 2021).