Broncos Release T. Henry

The Denver Broncos have released tailback Travis Henry.

"We did not feel his commitment to the Broncos was enough to warrant a spot on this football team," the team's coach, Mike Shanahan, said in a written statement.

Henry had been sidelined from offseason drills because of a hamstring injury.

He was one season into a five-year, $22.5 million contract with the Broncos. He ran for 691 yards in 12 games last season, when he managed to challenge and overturn what would have been a one-year suspension by the NFL for testing positive for marijuana.

Henry has 6,086 rushing yards in seven NFL seasons, including four with the Buffalo Bills and two with the Tennessee Titans. He's had three seasons with more than 1,200 rushing yards, two in Buffalo and one in Tennessee.

The Broncos could turn over their tailback job to Selvin Young, who rushed for 729 yards last season as a rookie. They signed veteran tailback Michael Pittman last week.

"Although Travis has the ability to be one of the top running backs in the NFL, we have to make decisions that are in the best interests of our organization and its goal of winning a Super Bowl," Shanahan said.

By Mark Maske |  June 2, 2008; 1:46 PM ET  | Category:  Broncos
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