Denver Broncos head coach Vance Joseph revealed that starting linebacker Brandon Marshall (knee) will be out for Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans, and rookie Alexander Johnson will take his place on the gameday roster.
Johnson was a big-time prospect coming out of Tennessee but was indicted on rape charges in 2015 along with Tennessee teammate Michael Williams. They were both acquitted of those charges on July 27, 2018, and about one month later, Johnson began the process of finding an NFL team.
The former first-team All-SEC linebacker chose the Denver Broncos over a number of other interested teams, including the Atlanta Falcons, and he’s been a gameday inactive every week so far this season.