Experienced front rower Corey Jensen will join the Brisbane Broncos on a two-year contract next season.
Queenslander Jensen, 27, has made 58 NRL appearances for the Cowboys since making his debut in 2017.
The 188cm, 107kg prop - who was the Cowboys’ Rookie Of The Year in his debut year - brings a reputation as a hard-running, hard-working team player who rarely misses a tackle.
Jensen has played nine NRL games in 2021 off the interchange bench, averaging a career-high 90 running metres per game despite limited minutes, and made 24 tackles per game at almost 100 per cent efficiency.
He’s also played four game for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Intrust Super Cup this season, averaging 172 metres run from 14 hut-ups with 67 post-contact metres per game - and making 98 tackles across those four appearances with just the one solitary tackle missed.
Jensen will join Adam Reynolds, Kurt Capewell and Brenko Lee as new signings to join the Broncos in 2022.
In choosing to be a Bronco, Jensen also joins Kotoni Staggs, Tesi Niu, Keenan Palasia, Jordan Riki, Kobe Hetherington, Jake Turpin, Tyson Gamble, David Mead, and exciting youngsters Brendan Piakura, Teui “TC” Robati, Selwyn Cobbo and Xavier Willison who have all extended with the club in recent months.
Broncos Football & Performance Director Ben Ikin said: “Corey is a quality player who has been around the NRL system for a while. He brings an older, harder edge and will be a great addition to our squad.”
