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Former Cleveland Browns wide receiver Michael Woods II has signed with the Denver Broncos.

The Denver Broncos aren’t hesitating when it comes to the complete reboot of their wide receivers room this offseason. That overhaul includes the biggest deals to the smallest transactions.

“Former Browns WR Mike Woods is signing with the Broncos after his tryout at last weekend’s rookie minicamp, source said,” NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero wrote on his official X account on Monday.

“Broncos are signing former Browns WR Michael Woods II per source,” 9News Denver’s Mike Klis wrote on his official X account. “He had a successful pro tryout during rookie minicamp this weekend.” 

Woods, 6-foot-1 and 204 pounds, was a 6th-round pick (No. 202 overall) by the Cleveland Browns out of Oklahoma in the 2022 NFL draft. He spent 3 seasons with Cleveland and was on the Green Bay Packers practice squad in 2025.

In college, Woods played 3 seasons at Arkansas before closing out his career with 1 season at Oklahoma, where he had 35 receptions for 400 yards and 2 touchdowns in 2021. He cemented his draft stock by running the 40-yard dash in 4.37 seconds at Oklahoma’s Pro Day.

In 4 seasons at Arkansas and Oklahoma, Woods had 83 career receptions for 1,248 yards and 10 touchdowns.

History of Off-Field Issues in College & NFL

To this point in his career, Woods is best known for a series of off-field issues in both college and the NFL.

Woods was arrested and charged with driving under the influence as a freshman at Arkansas in 2018, but later pleaded down to reckless driving.

“That showed me how quickly you could lose everything you worked for,” Woods told cleveland.com before his rookie season. “It showed me that I was in college for a reason. I was there to play football and get my degree (in sports management). I wasn’t there to just have fun with everybody else that didn’t have the same goals as me. That brought me back to just being a homebody, chilling, playing the game.”

Woods had a miserable 2023 that included not only tearing his Achilles tendon during an offseason workout with quarterback DeShaun Watson, but also a 6-game suspension by the NFL for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, although the specifics of the incident have never been reported.

“The NFL suspended Browns WR Michael Woods for the final six games of the regular season for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, stemming from an incident over the summer,” Pelissero wrote on his official X account on December 1, 2023. “Woods is out for the season with an Achilles tear.”

Broncos Roster Will Be Tough to Crack at WR

The Broncos roster will be almost impossible to crack at wide receiver in 2026.

Denver already has 6 wide receivers in-house who seem destined for the 53-man roster, barring injuries, led by Pro Bowler Courtland Sutton, Jaylen Waddle, Troy Franklin, Pat Bryant, Marvin Mims Jr., and Lil’Jordan Humphrey.

The Broncos traded their 2026 1st-round pick to the Miami Dolphins for Waddle, a 2021 1st-round pick who has 373 receptions for 5,039 yards and 26 touchdowns through his 1st 5 NFL seasons.

The struggles of the wide receivers in 2025 were what seemed to lead directly to the firing of offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi and wide receivers coach Keary Colbert following the season, with the 2 eventually replaced by Davis Webb and Ronald Curry.