Jets receiver Josh Reynolds shot in 2024 in mistaken-identity case, later signs with Jets
Denver shooting linked to a mistaken-identity plot tied to a counterfeit-money drug-deal scheme; Reynolds later finished the 2024 season with the Jaguars and signed with the Jets on a one-year deal.
New York Jets wide receiver Josh Reynolds was shot in October 2024 in Denver in what authorities described as a case of mistaken identity. Reynolds, then with the Denver Broncos, was among three people struck during a car chase by several suspects who believed the group was involved in an earlier drug-deal scheme that used counterfeit money to purchase cocaine, according to court records reviewed by The Denver Post.
The shooting followed surveillance of the group inside a Glendale, Colorado strip club the night of Oct. 18 and subsequent pursuit, with police saying as many as four vehicles were involved in the chase and gunfire erupted during the exchange. Broncos officials confirmed Reynolds was injured and treated for minor injuries, adding that, out of respect for the legal process, they would defer further comment to authorities.
Seven adults and one juvenile were charged in the shooting, and one suspect remained at large at the time of the report. The Denver Post later reported that Burr Charlesworth, 42, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after being charged with felony assault; authorities said he was driving one of the vehicles used during the shooting.
Reynolds, 30, finished the 2024 season with the Jacksonville Jaguars after being waived by the Broncos that year. He signed a one-year, $5 million contract with the New York Jets during the offseason. By the start of the 2025 season, Reynolds was on the Jets’ roster as part of the club’s continuing moves to bolster its wide-receiver depth.
The Broncos and Jets officials have said little beyond their initial statements, and authorities continue pursuing the case’s remaining legal proceedings."