Broncos to sign UFL offensive player of the year Hakeem Butler

UFL offensive player of the year Hakeem Butler is getting another shot at the NFL.

Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that the Broncos are signing Butler ahead of their mandatory minicamp this week. The wideout won the UFL award while playing with the St. Louis Battlehawks this spring.

Butler also won the offensive player of the year award while playing for St. Louis in 2024 and he's spent the last three seasons with the team. He had 29 catches for 641 yards and three touchdowns during the 2026 season.

Butler was a 2019 fourth-round pick of the Cardinals and spent his entire rookie season on injured reserve. He played in two games for the Eagles in 2020 and has also spent time with the Panthers , Steelers and Bengals over the course of his career.