Broncos Contracts

Andy Janovich revived the fullback position in Denver once he arrived after Peyton Manning retired. Entering the final year of his rookie contract, what future can he expect after this season?

Over at Football Outsiders, Bryan Knowles took a deep dive at 2018 defensive personnel packages, seeing which teams used what proportion of base, nickel, and dime+ (six or more defensive backs) packages. The Broncos stood out in several ways, both in the past and for the future, that helps to explain some of the roster changes that were made this offseason.

The Broncos' defensive line is currently a position of depth. However, as of now that depth is limited solely to 2019. After this season, Derek Wolfe, Adam Gotsis and Shelby Harris will all be unrestricted free agents. What will it take to keep any of these three in Denver in the future as of now?

The Broncos will have a number of pending unrestricted free agents for the 2020 offseason. Thus, while Broncos news is light, this is a good time of year to conduct a series on what it could take to proactively reduce that number by extending players that the team may like to keep in Denver long term.

This series will begin with Justin Simmons and Will Parks. Both play the same position, both have opportunities to start at that position, and, with both being acquired in the 2016 NFL Draft, both are entering the final years of their rookie contracts.

After considerable negotiation during the spring, the Broncos and Chris Harris, Jr. came to an agreement that will raise his pay in 2019, with no extension of his contract? What did they agree to, and what should we make of this renegotiation?

At the conclusion of each Broncos season, I pave out a road map as to what my suggestions are to improve the roster. At this time of year, most relevant roster decisions have been made, making it time to evaluate my road map as compared to what the Broncos actually did.

After a one year absence from being regular recipients of compensatory picks, the Broncos are expected once again to receive comp picks that will bolster their draft capital in 2020. This article will take a brief look at what those expectations are.

John Elway, wisely in my opinion, said that he would not address Chris Harris, Jr.'s contract until after the draft was over. Harris, also wisely in my opinion, has made it repeatedly clear that he wants an improvement from his current contract in its last season, to the point that reports are that he wants to be traded if the Broncos don't give him a new contract.

Now that the draft is over, addressing Harris's contract should be priority #1 for Elway and the Broncos front office. How could the two sides find common ground to keep Elway in Denver at a fair rate?

Per Mike Klis:

Callahan's contract table is beyond the fold:

UPDATE - March 22: Mike Klis has provided more accurate contract information. This post has been changed to reflect this.