{"id":738849,"date":"2026-06-15T22:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T22:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/738849\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T22:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T22:13:08","slug":"nfl-news-broncos-signing-ufl-cornerback-sean-fresch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/738849\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL news: Broncos signing UFL cornerback Sean Fresch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Updated June 15, 2026, 2:44 p.m. MT<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The <a href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Denver Broncos<\/a> clearly liked what they saw from the St. Louis Battlehawks this spring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In addition to <a href=\"http:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/broncos\/2026\/06\/15\/nfl-news-broncos-sign-ufl-wr-hakeem-butler\/90555993007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">agreeing to sign<\/a> Battlehawks wide receiver Hakeem Butler, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/denver-broncos\/332\" data-autotag=\"80ecb2c2-c4e3-4c9a-8c53-01c0a2da3542\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Broncos<\/a> are also signing St. Louis cornerback\/returner Sean Fresch, according to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JamesLarsenPFN\/status\/2066608880826581309\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">James Larsen of UFL Newsroom<\/a>. Fresch (5-8, 173 pounds) <a href=\"http:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/broncos\/2026\/06\/11\/nfl-news-ufl-sean-fresch-works-out-broncos\/90514105007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">worked out for the team<\/a> last week, but he was not eligible to sign until after the UFL championship game on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The 24-year-old cornerback played college football at Rice before landing in the UFL. Fresch totaled 29 tackles, four pass breakups and two sacks with the Battlehawks this spring (10 games). Fresch also returned 32 punts for 333 yards and three kickoffs for 85 yards during the 2026 UFL season.<\/p>\n<p>Broncos UFL signingsWR Hakeem ButlerCB\/PR Sean FreschNeed a news break? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (play)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/play.usatoday.com\/?itm_source=SPIKE&amp;itm_campaign=PLAYSPIKE&amp;itm_medium=ONSITE\">Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Butler and Fresch signings did not appear on the NFL&#8217;s transaction wire on Monday, so those deals will presumably become official on Tuesday. 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