What has been expected is now official: the Denver Broncos officially cut inside linebacker Dre Greenlaw, the team announced Thursday. Greenlaw was released with a post-June 1 designation; Denver will save $8.

The Broncos have officially released linebacker Dre Greenlaw. The move saves the team just over $8 million in salary cap space.

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The Niners and Greenlaw have agreed to a one-year, $7.5 million deal in free agency, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported. Greenlaw played the first six seasons of his NFL career with the 49ers before playing last season for the Denver Broncos. The 49ers had about $22.6 million in cap space heading into free agency.