Broncos Trade Devaughn Vele To The Saints
In a bit of a surprise, Denver is sending Devaughn Vele to New Orleans in exchange for a 4th and 7th round pick.
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Zach Allen Contract Details
The Broncos spiced up a Saturday morning by agreeing to a four year, $102 million extension with Zach Allen. Per Mike Florio, here is what the contract table should look like:
| Year | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | New Cash Paid | Running Cash Flow | Cap Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,490,000 | $11,375,000 | $510,000 | $13,750,000 | $13,750,000 | $14,375,000 |
| 2026 | $16,485,000 | $11,375,000 | $765,000 | $17,250,000 | $31,000,000 | $28,625,000 |
| 2027 | $22,350,000 | $7,625,000 | $765,000 | $23,000,000 | $54,000,000 | $30,740,000 |
| 2028 | $21,735,000 | $7,625,000 | $765,000 | $22,500,000 | $76,500,000 | $30,125,000 |
| 2029 | $24,480,000 | $4,800,000 | $1,020,000 | $25,500,000 | $102,000,000 | $30,300,000 |
Let's take a look as to how this contract stacks up to his peers.
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Read more...Talanoa Hufanga Contract Details
Per Over The Cap:
| Season | Base Salary | Prorated Signing Bonus | Prorated Option Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Cash Due | Cap Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,500,000* | $1,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $3,411,765 | |
| 2026 | $11,000,000* | $1,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $13,500,000 | |
| 2027 | $1,260,000 | $1,500,000 | $2,948,000 | $1,000,000 | $17,000,000 | $6,708,000 |
| 2028 | Void | $1,500,000 | $2,948,000 | $14,792,000 | ||
| 2029 | Void | $1,500,000 | $2,948,000 | |||
| 2030 | Void | $2,948,000 | ||||
| 2031 | Void | $2,948,000 | ||||
| 2032 | Void |
*fully guaranteed salary
This is a three year, $39 million contract with $20 million fully guaranteed, those guarantees coming via a signing bonus of $7.5 million and base salaries of $1.5 million and $11 million in 2025 and 2026. For 2027, Hufanga has an option bonus of $14.74 million that--in a technique quite unique to the Broncos--is due on September 1, just before the start of the regular season. Five void years are placed on this contract--two in use right now for Hufanga's signing bonus, two more should the proration option on his 2027 bonus be exercised, and the final one reserved for potential future use in an extension should the Broncos want to keep those cap dollars prorated.
Hufanga has $1 million worth of annual per game roster bonuses. For 2025, because Hufanga only played 7 games, only $411,765 of that will count against the Broncos' salary cap in 2025. Should he play more than 7 games, the remaining per gamers will be counted against the 2026 cap instead, and should he play fewer, a credit will be issued.
Hufanga also has $6 million in incentives and escalators available to earn. In 2025 and 2026, the incentives are tied to interceptions--he needs 3 to earn $250,000, 4 to earn another $250,000, and 5 for another $500,000. In 2027, it shifts to snap counts: 80% earns $250,000, and 90% another $250,000. Finally, Hufanga has annual $500,000 AP First Team All Pro incentives, and for each one he is named to in 2025 and 2026, $500,000 escalators are available for 2027.
Analysis
Read more...Dre Greenlaw Contract Details
| Season | Base Salary | Prorated Signing Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Cash Due | Cap Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,470,000† | $2,166,666 | $1,530,000 | $11,500,000 | $5,816,666 |
| 2026 | $7,470,000‡ | $2,166,666 | $1,530,000 | $9,000,000 | $11,166,666 |
| 2027 | $9,470,000 | $2,166,668 | $1,530,000 | $11,000,000 | $13,166,668 |
†fully guaranteed salary
‡$2 million of salary vests to fully guaranteed on the 5th day of the 2026 league year
This is a three year, $31.5 million contract that pays Greenlaw a million above the $10.5 million APY in his first season, including a $6.5 million signing bonus. Also highly notable with this contract is the presence of per game roster bonuses amounting to $90,000 per game, larger than something more typical than the $30,000 per game that's in Evan Engram's contract
Analysis
Read more...Evan Engram Contract Details
UPDATE - March 21: Per Over The Cap, the Broncos also added one void year to Engram's contract. The proration of the cap dollars of the signing bonus have been updated.
Per Mike Klis, this looks to be a simple one at two years and $23 million:
| Season | Base Salary | Prorated Signing Bonus | Regular Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Cash Due | Cap Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,990,000† | $2,666,666 | $510,000† | $11,500,000 | $5,956,666 | |
| 2026 | $10,990,000‡ | $2,666,666 | $510,000 | $11,500,000 | $14,166,666 | |
| 2027 | Void | $2,666,668 | $2,666,668 |
†fully guaranteed salary in entirety
‡$5 million of salary is fully guaranteed
Per Klis's description, Engram's total guaranteed money comes in at $16.5 million, via a $8 million signing bonus, $7.99 million in base salary over both seasons of the contract, and what's stated to be a $510,000 roster bonus in 2025, without a qualifier on whether it is awarded per game, as it is in 2026. It's unusual to see a regular roster bonus of this number, which is conspicuously divisible by 17, as per game roster bonuses are these days. If both roster bonuses are awarded per game, this table will be accordingly corrected.
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