Report: Broncos Sign Former Bears P Trenton Gill

Gill spent his first two NFL seasons in Chicago.

Sep 24, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Chicago Bears punter Trenton Gill (16) punts the ball | Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Competition suddenly could be afoot on special teams after the Denver Broncos signed former Chicago Bears punter Trenton Gill, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday.

A 2022 seventh-round pick, Gill appeared in all 34 games for the Bears over the last two seasons, averaging 46.1 gross yards per punt across 133 boots — 38 of which were downed inside the 20-yard line — with a long of 76 yards. He was waived following Chicago's selection of P Tory Taylor in last month's draft.

As a collegian at North Carolina State, Gill (6-4, 220) set the school record with 47.6 yards per punt during his redshirt sophomore campaign and earned first-team All-ACC honors as a redshirt senior in 2021.

"Punter with good size but an average leg and mediocre control by NFL standards," NFL.com's Lance Zierlein noted in his scouting profile. "He has the physical tools, but lacks consistency with his coffin-corner kicks and distance with his open-field punting. Gill improved over the second half of the season and will need to continue on that path to make an NFL roster."

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Denver presumably brought Gill aboard to battle incumbent veteran P Riley Dixon for the starting job. Dixon, in his second stint with the Broncos, averaged 46.3 gross yards per punt across 17 appearances last season.

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