The Denver Broncos have released safety Su'a Cravens, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.
Cravens, who played his collegiate football at the University of Southern California, was originally selected by the Washington Redskins in the second round (53rd pick overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.
He played in 11 games during his rookie campaign, registering 31 tackles, a sack, an interception, and five passes defended.
However, just before the following season, Cravens announced his retirement. Redskins president Bruce Allen then convinced Cravens to postpone his decision and think about it, placing him on the team's exempt list.
Washington then proceeded to place him on the reserve/left squad list a couple of weeks later, which ended any chance of Cravens playing during the 2017 campaign.
It was then discovered that Cravens was dealing with post-concussion syndrome and was medically cleared to return to playing that December.
The Redskins would end up trading Cravens to the Broncos in March 2018, receiving a fifth-round draft pick in return. But, Denver ultimately placed Cravens on the injured reserve list just before the start of the 2018 season due to knee issues.
He was activated off of the injured reserve list in November and ended up playing five games for the Broncos last year, logging 18 tackles and a fumble recovery.
The Broncos won just six games in 2018, marking the first time they posted back-to-back losing seasons since 1972, a truly incredible feat. Denver has missed the playoffs three years in a row, which comes on the heels of a stretch where the Broncos made five straight postseason appearances, culminating in a Super Bowl victory in 2015.
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