Parker joined The Denver Post in September 2022 after covering the Broncos for USA Today. Before that, he spent five years covering Nebraska football and athletics for the Lincoln Journal Star. He's a New Glarus, Wisconsin native and a University of Wisconsin graduate.
Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton celebrates a touchdown catch during the first half of the game against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., on Sept. 24, 2023. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nik Bonitto grasped at Patrick Mahomes’ ankles and held on as long as he could. The Broncos outside linebacker got to Kansas City’s star quarterback at least enough to have his feet, but not with any way of getting him to the ground.
The Broncos certainly look like trade deadline sellers and soon must decide whether to attempt to acquire draft picks, shed salary and jumpstart a roster rebuild that could land anywhere between a re-tool and to-the-studs reconstruction.Those types of moves, obviously, impact the players on the team. But they also know what happens when a team is out of contention by midseason.
How well are the Broncos equipped for a shift toward young players at other positions on the roster? Let’s take a look at a few that have trade candidates and what Denver has waiting in the wings.Start with the most obvious. Denver used its top draft 2023 pick on Marvin Mims Jr., and he’s been a big play machine so far this fall… when he’s on the field. Mims is second on the team in receiving yards at 246 despite checking in fifth among receivers in playing time so far.
The Broncos this spring exercised Jeudy’s fifth-year option, meaning he’s under contract for 2024 at a guaranteed $12.987 million. Sutton signed an extension in November 2021 and is under contract through 2025, but doesn’t have guaranteed money left on his deal and carries cap numbers of $17.325 million next year and $17.825 million in 2025,A restructure or extension could bring those numbers down substantially, but only if Denver considers Sutton central to its long-term plan.
Singleton, though, could draw more interest given his recent production — he’s tracking toward leading the Broncos in tackles for a second straight year — and the fact that he’s never missed a game due to injury.An absence that probably doesn’t get the attention it deserves in Denver’s slow start is nickel K’Waun Williams. He was an underrated force for the 2022 defense and has yet to play as he rehabs from August ankle surgery.
Bolles’ current cap number for next year is $20 million. At the same time, the Broncos haven’t drafted a true tackle since they took him in the first round in 2017 and the bench looks awfully thin behind him. Of course, no trade the Broncos make in the coming weeks is exclusively about opening the door for younger players. In fact, mostly they’d be largely about adding draft capital for the future.
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