The original No Fly is no more.



For their second major roster move ahead of free agency next week, the Broncos released starting safety Darian Stewart, clearing about $3.6 million in cap space and whittling the No Fly Zone secondary to just Chris Harris Jr.



Once the backbone of the Broncos’ Super Bowl-winning defense, the secondary has been whittled down year by year as they’ve endured three playoff-less seasons with two different head coaches.



The release of Stewart was a possibility for weeks, especially after they hired longtime defensive coordinator Vic Fangio as their new head coach. The defense that, for three years, ranked among the league’s finest, had fallen off in 2018 and among Fangio’s many tasks is to revamp the group.



“It was in the air for the past couple of months and, shoot, people spoke it into existence,” Stewart told The Athletic from Hong Kong, where he is vacationing with his family.