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NFL Injury Notes: Hurts, Rapp, Elliss, Flowers

January 25th, 2025 at 10:02pm CST by Adam La Rose

Jalen Hurts‘ knee has been a talking point during the week after it was injured during the Eagles’ divisional round victory. The team will have its franchise quarterback in place tomorrow, although his mobility will remain something to monitor.

Hurts made progress in practice over the past few days, and he was listed as a full participant. He does not carry a designation heading into Sunday, confirmation that he will be in the lineup for the NFC title game. The two-time Pro Bowler did say, however, that he anticipates he will wear a knee brace tomorrow (h/t Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk).

Philadelphia’s offense has continued to rely heavily on running back Saquon Barkley through the first two rounds of the playoffs. He has racked up 355 scrimmage yards to date in the postseason, and he will no doubt be a focal point against the Commanders tomorrow. Nevertheless, Hurts’ mobility will important to watch given his capabilities as a rusher and his significance to the ‘Philly Shove’ in short yardage and goal line situations.

Here are some other injury notes from around the NFL:

  • Regarding tomorrow’s other conference title game, the Bills will be shorthanded in the secondary. Safety Taylor Rapp exited last week’s win over the Ravens with a hip injury, and he has not practiced since. Head coach Sean McDermott ruled Rapp out yesterday. As a result, second-round rookie Cole Bishop – who handled a part-time role on defense during the regular season – is in line to start.
  • The Broncos were the first team to be eliminated from the postseason by the Bills, and their defense was dealt an injury blow in the process. Rookie edge rusher Jonah Elliss suffered a fractured scapula bone in his right shoulder during the loss to Buffalo, as detailed by Chris Tomasson of the Denver Gazette. Elliss, the Broncos’ third-rounder in last year’s draft, had an impressive debut campaign with five sacks despite only logging a 38% defensive snap share. Tomasson writes he is expected to be fully recovered in time for offseason workouts in April, so a clean bill of health for the 2025 campaign should come to pass.
  • Zay Flowers suffered a knee sprain in Week 18, and it kept him out of the wild-card and divisional rounds. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said after Baltimore’s season-ending defeat (via The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec) the second-year wideout could have been in play for this week had the team advanced to the AFC title game (subscription required). More notably, Harbaugh added surgery may be required during the offseason on the affected knee. After an encouraging rookie season, Flowers topped 1,000 receiving yards and earned a Pro Bowl nod. His health for 2025 will of course be of great importance to the Ravens.

Jets Hire Darren Mougey As GM

January 25th, 2025 at 3:32pm CST by Adam La Rose

JANUARY 25: ESPN’s Adam Schefter tweeted out the news that Mougey’s hiring has been made official. Mougey will team up with Glenn, the new head coach, to establish the next era of Jets football.

JANUARY 24: The Jets made their head coaching hire earlier this week, and their general manager vacancy is now set to be filled. After Lance Newmark appeared to be the top target, though, the team has moved in another direction.

Bovada’s Josina Anderson reports Broncos assistant GM Darren Mougey will be hired by the Jets. He was among the staffers who lined up a second interview for this week, so it comes as little surprise he is set to get the nod. Still, after Newmark looked to have a deal all but in place on Tuesday, this is a notable pivot on New York’s part.

The Jets were open to bringing in a head coach or a general manager first during the 2025 cycle, and Aaron Glenn wound up being the initial hire in the team’s case. The former Lions defensive coordinator has a history with New York as a player, and Newmark represented a familiar face with Glenn given their time spent together in Detroit. A natural fit was in place, but the Jets opted to conduct follow-up interviews with both Mougey and Bengals senior personnel executive Trey Brown before making a final decision.

Mougey’s meeting took place yesterday, and Troy Renck of the Denver Post notes he returned to the Broncos’ facility to await word on whether or not he received the Jets’ GM job. No subsequent reports have emerged at this point confirming Mougey has won out, and SNY’s Connor Hughes indicates he has not received finality from his sources indicating Mougey has beaten out Newmark and Brown. But provided the team ultimately announces this news he will be set to undertake his first general manager role. The 39-year-old has been with the Broncos throughout his front office career, so this will double as his first posting with any other organization.

Mougey quickly transitioned from his playing career to the scouting world as an intern with the Broncos in 2012. By 2020, he had reached the level of assistant college scouting director while continuing to rise through the ranks. Mougey took over as director of player personnel for 2021, and the following year he was promoted to assistant GM. After working under both John Elway and George Paton, he will now lead a staff of his own.

New York conducted a wide-ranging search for both the head coach and general manager positions, and in a matter of days both vacancies have now been filled. The quarterback position will remain a talking point until clarity emerges on the Aaron Rodgers front, and a number of other key priories – including potential extensions for cornerback Sauce Gardner and wideout Garrett Wilson – are in place. How Mougey and Glenn address them will be key in shaping the organization’s direction moving forward. Paton and the Broncos, meanwhile, will now have a notable front office vacancy to fill.

Via PFR’s GM search tracker, here is a final look at how the Jets’ process played out:

Bears Hire Two New Assistant Coaches

January 24th, 2025 at 7:39pm CST by Ely Allen

Ben Johnson has been working quickly to assemble a new staff in Chicago. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Bears‘ new head coach has even contributed to the continued dissolution of the Lions‘ coaching staff, hiring Antwaan Randle El as the team’s new assistant head coach and wide receivers coach. Schefter adds that, while the Bears are still working to fill their defensive coordinator position, Johnson has already poached Cowboys defensive backs coach Al Harris to take the role of defensive pass-game coordinator and defensive backs coach in Chicago.

Randle El, a fairly successful former NFL receiver who made his mark as a return man, retired as a player back in 2011, taking a job as the athletic director at a Christian high school in Virginia that he helped found a few years later. In 2019, Randle El made a return to the NFL as an offensive assistant on the Buccaneers, winning a Super Bowl ring as a coach while assisting his former wide receivers coach and offensive coordinator Bruce Arians in Tampa Bay.

In 2021, Randle El was hired under Dan Campbell as the wide receivers coach in Detroit. He’s built a reliable stable for the Lions, forming then-fourth-round rookie Amon-Ra St. Brown into a star wideout, helping first-round receiver Jameson Williams navigate his way back from a nasty torn ACL suffered in his final collegiate game, and helping players like Josh Reynolds, Tim Patrick, and Kalif Raymond make big supportive impacts in Detroit. He’ll now follow Johnson to Chicago, where he’ll inherit a corps that loses Keenan Allen but returns a talented duo in D.J. Moore and Rome Odunze.

It’s strange to see a defensive position coach get hired before a defensive coordinator, but it’s certainly understandable for Harris, who makes a long-awaited return to the NFC North after spending eight years of his 14-year playing career as a Packer. The two-time Pro Bowl cornerback will take the new position in Chicago after five years in Dallas as defensive backs coach (with one of those years also giving him the title of assistant head coach).

Harris’ coaching career started in Kansas City where he worked with a secondary that included Eric Berry, Sean Smith, Brandon Flowers, and Husain Abdullah. His focus on the staff eventually shifted more specifically to cornerbacks as he worked with Smith, Marcus Peters, Steven Nelson, Kendall Fuller, and Orlando Scandrick. After a year as a defensive assistant at Florida Atlantic University, he joined the Cowboys staff as defensive backs coach, where he mentored stars like Trevon Diggs, Stephon Gilmore, DaRon Bland, and several other impact starters. Harris inherits a talented group in Chicago that stars Kevin Byard and features Jaylon Johnson, Tyrique Stevenson, Kyler Gordon, and Jaquan Brisker.

Johnson will continue to build out his staff, with former Saints head coach Dennis Allen being mentioned recently as a strong possibility to fill the defensive coordinator role. Broncos tight ends coach Declan Doyle has also been linked to the new Chicago staff. While he hasn’t coached with Johnson, Doyle worked with Campbell during their four years together in New Orleans. According to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune, the Bears “would likely have to give him the (offensive coordinator) title to get him out of Denver,” which may not be very likely. In two years in his current role, Doyle’s tight ends have combined for only 845 yards and nine touchdowns over the two-season span, with no one getting more than 204 yards or three touchdowns.

Johnson was a highly touted head coach prospect, and he’s quickly building a talented staff of popular names around him. Bringing in accomplished position coaches who have formed incredible position groups over the last several years marks a strong start to his first NFL coaching gig. Bears assistants recently announced as not expected to return under Johnson include defensive backs coach Jon Hoke and running backs coach Chad Morton., per Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun-Times. They follow in the footsteps of former passing game coordinator/interim offensive coordinator/interim head coach Thomas Brown and former defensive coordinator Eric Washington, who were previously reported as not returning.

Broncos’ 2024 Courtland Sutton Talks Placed 2025 As Negotiating Window

January 23rd, 2025 at 4:54pm CST by Sam Robinson

Although Marvin Mims showed considerable growth as a playmaker down the stretch, the Broncos only trotted out one reliable pass catcher this season. After bouncing back in 2023, Courtland Sutton resumed that role to help Bo Nix‘s development.

Sutton’s 1,081 receiving yards and eight touchdown catches were far and away the top Broncos marks in both categories this season, and with Nix managing to cram his 29 touchdown passes from Weeks 4-18 — to produce the second-most TD tosses by a rookie in NFL history — his top receiver can claim plenty of credit. Such claims will now be relevant, as Sutton has reached the final year of his contract.

After scoring 10 touchdowns to help Russell Wilson rebound in his second and final Broncos slate, Sutton pushed the Broncos for a raise. The 6-foot-4 receiver stayed away from OTAs and continued to angle for better terms after showing up for Denver’s minicamp. Like Darius Slayton, however, Sutton’s quest only resulted in minor incentives being added to his 2024 equation. (Sutton cashed in on $1MM of his incentives this season.) The Broncos look to have set up 2025 as the time for true negotiations, telling Sutton last year he was pushing for a new deal too early, according to 9News’ Mike Klis.

Sutton remains tied to a four-year, $60MM extension agreed to during the 2021 season. Months prior to acquiring Wilson, GM George Paton agreed to what became a team-friendly deal with Sutton and, thanks to two season-ending injuries, a player-friendly pact (3/30) with Tim Patrick. The latter followed Jerry Jeudy out the door in 2024, and Sutton is the last man standing from the pre-Sean Payton era in Denver. That makes his 2025 status something to monitor, as does the former John Elway draftee’s perennial involvement in trade rumors.

Teams asked about Sutton in 2022, 2023 and 2024; countless rumors swirled. The two most notable instances came when the Ravens ventured deep into trade talks in March 2023, before signing Odell Beckham Jr., and the 49ers then offering a third-rounder for Sutton during their Brandon Aiyuk standoff last August. The Broncos balking at the 49ers’ proposal showed how much they counted on Sutton to help Nix, and he finished 578 yards ahead of the next-closest Broncos pass catcher this season.

This offseason looms as pivotal for Sutton, who is now 29. He signed what became a below-market pact, thanks to the receiver booms in 2022 and 2024, and is running out of time to cash in. The Broncos will be put to a decision, as they still have their lead WR signed for $13.5MM in nonguaranteed money. That arrangement probably will not work for Sutton, who is now a two-time 1,000-yard performer tied to the No. 27 WR AAV, and another contract push will be likely. The Broncos have an apparent need to add a complementary piece alongside Sutton, but they also could go for a younger weapon and let the seven-year veteran play out his deal.

The Broncos could have a window to pay Sutton, as their Wilson dead money comes off the books in 2026. Nix will not be eligible for an extension until 2027, opening the door to a medium-term third Sutton contract. Mims, Devaughn Vele and Troy Franklin represent the rookie-contract contingent, but Sutton played a vital role atop the pecking order. It will be interesting to see how the Broncos augment this position group while managing the approaching Sutton situation.

Jets Conducting Second GM Interviews With Trey Brown, Darren Mougey

January 22nd, 2025 at 10:03pm CST by Ely Allen

After the Titans and Raiders filled their general manager positions, the Jets were the only team still looking to fill a vacancy at that position, until the Jaguars made the move to fire their GM today. Now, the Jets have a bit more pressure on the clock if they want to make sure their top candidate doesn’t get hired away to Jacksonville. To that effort, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reported today that Broncos assistant GM Darren Mougey and Bengals senior personnel executive Trey Brown will be brought in for second interviews with New York tomorrow.

Mougey and Brown both interviewed with the Jets on the same day for their first interview, as well. Mougey has been a fast riser in Denver, working his way up from intern to assistant GM. He’s provided the front office with a bit of continuity over the past few years, as he is one of the few executives to work under both former general manager John Elway and current general manager George Paton.

A Kansas City-area native, Brown is 39 but has been in the NFL ranks since 2010. Brown got his front office start in New England before joining Philly’s operation in 2013. He ended up spending six years with the Eagles, working his way up to director of college scouting. After a few years in the AAF and XFL, he landed with the Bengals in 2021. Brown was already popular during last year’s cycle, with the executive earning an interview with the Raiders while also landing on the Patriots’ short list of candidates, as well.

They join Commanders assistant GM Lance Newmark as the only candidates who will have received second interviews so far. Newmark had been trending along with new head coach Aaron Glenn as the likely hire, but Pelissero notes that the team bringing in Mougey and Brown does not rule out Newmark as a candidate. Newmark was in the building with Glenn on Monday, and the team may just want Glenn to get facetime with a couple more candidates before making their decision.

Here’s how the Jets’ general manager search is shaping up so far:

Jets HC Aaron Glenn Eyeing Broncos’ Chris Banjo As ST Coordinator

January 22nd, 2025 at 4:40pm CST by Adam La Rose

As expected, Aaron Glenn has elected to depart the Lions and take over as the Jets’ next head coach. A shortlist of candidates have emerged for the offensive and defensive coordinator positions, and a target is now known regarding special teams.

Glenn and the Jets are interested in hiring Chris Banjo as special teams coordinator, Mike Klis of 9News reports. Banjo is currently an assistant with the Broncos, having taken a spot on Sean Payton‘s staff in 2023. Klis adds a New York interview request is expected, but also that Denver wants to keep Banjo in place.

The 34-year-old played 131 games in the NFL, including 39 under Payton with the Saints. Banjo retired after the 2022 campaign and immediately reached out to Payton to begin his coaching career. He was hired as an assistant on special teams, and he has drawn praise for his work since then. To that end, the 49ers recently interviewed Banjo for their own ST coordinator vacancy.

The Broncos saw assistant head coach Mike Westhoff retire midway through the season for medical reasons. The team then fired special teams coordinator Ben Kotwica after being eliminated in the wild-card round of the playoffs. Banjo is a logical candidate to replace Kotwica, although his relative lack of experience could lead Denver in another direction. If an outside hire were to be made, though, the possibility will exist of every member of Westhoff-Kotwica-Banjo trio needing to be replaced in the same offseason.

As Klis notes, Saints special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi remains a name to watch closely in this situation. Rizzi – who took over as the teams’ interim head coach to close out the campaign – is still in the running for the full-time New Orleans gig (something which is particularly true now that Glenn is off the market). Payton is reportedly trying to hire his former colleague, although other teams are also believed to be in the mix.

Rizzi’s future remains unclear at this point, but it will no doubt be tied to that of Banjo. The latter’s situation will be worth watching closely as Glenn puts his staff together and as the Broncos sort out their special teams setup on the sidelines.

Broncos, Other Teams Interested In Darren Rizzi For ST Coordinator

January 21st, 2025 at 12:26pm CST by Adam La Rose

Darren Rizzi does not appear to be on track to land one of the remaining head coaching positions in this year’s hiring cycle. The Saints’ special teams coordinator is nevertheless an in-demand staffer at the moment.

In the wake of the Bears reaching an agreement with Ben Johnson to become their next head coach, it was learned Rizzi is on the team’s radar. He is a candidate to serve as Chicago’s special teams coordinator moving forward, something which would displace incumbent Richard Hightower. The Bears could have competition for Rizzi’s services, though.

Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune notes the Broncos are attempting to hire Rizzi for their own special teams coordinator position. Denver moved on from Ben Kotwica last week after he spent two seasons in that role. Head coach Sean Payton has been in place with the Broncos since the start of the 2023 campaign, but in that time he has made several moves aimed to reuniting with players and coaches from his time with the Saints. As a result, Rizzi was named as a candidate to watch closely once Kotwica was dismissed.

Biggs adds that two other teams also “believed to be in the mix” for Rizzi. The 54-year-old took over as New Orleans’ interim head coach after Dennis Allen was fired. The two could reunite in Chicago (in the event Allen were to take over as defensive coordinator), but Rizzi is still in contention for the Saints’ head coaching position. Lions DC Aaron Glenn has a second HC interview lined up, although he appears to be on track to take charge of the Jets if things go according to plan. Provided that turns out to be the case, Rizzi will still be in the running for New Orleans as well as outside ST coordinator gigs.

According to Biggs, it is unclear at this point how likely it is that Rizzi could come to Chicago. For the time being, Hightower remains in place and Biggs notes he could be retained as part of Johnson’s initial Bears staff. The team showed improvement in the third phase down the stretch that year, and it will be interesting to see if Johnson opts for continuity for 2025.

Updated 2025 NFL Draft Order

January 19th, 2025 at 10:00pm CST by Ely Allen

Two weekends of playoff football have come and gone, providing us with 10 more draft slots cemented into position as NFL teams continue to be eliminated from the playoffs. The top 18 picks were already divvied up at the conclusion of the regular season to the teams who failed to make the playoffs, while picks 19-28 have been determined over the past two weeks.

For non-playoff teams, the draft order has been determined by the inverted 2024 standings plus a series of tiebreakers, starting with strength of schedule. The playoff squads are being slotted by their postseason outcome and the reverse order of their regular-season record.

The league’s Super Wild Card weekend resulted in the elimination of Chargers, Steelers, Broncos, Packers, Buccaneers, and Vikings after their respective losses. Tampa Bay benefitted from the three-way tie in record with Denver and Pittsburgh, just as the Chargers did over the Packers.

The divisional round of the playoffs resulted in the elimination of the Texans, Rams, Ravens, and Lions. This time, Houston held the tiebreaker over Los Angeles, gifting it higher draft priority.

We are still at a place that, for the first time since the league expanded to 32 teams in 2002, there is a chance that every team drafts in the first round, as no first-round picks have yet been traded. It’s extremely unlikely that this will remain the case, as draft-day trades are a very common occurrence, but it’s still an interesting concept to note this close to the draft.

Here is how the draft order looks following two weeks of playoff football:

  1. Tennessee Titans (3-14)
  2. Cleveland Browns (3-14)
  3. New York Giants (3-14)
  4. New England Patriots (4-13)
  5. Jacksonville Jaguars (4-13)
  6. Las Vegas Raiders (4-13)
  7. New York Jets (5-12)
  8. Carolina Panthers (5-12)
  9. New Orleans Saints (5-12)
  10. Chicago Bears (5-12)
  11. San Francisco (6-11)
  12. Dallas Cowboys (7-10)
  13. Miami Dolphins (8-9)
  14. Indianapolis Colts (8-9)
  15. Atlanta Falcons (8-9)
  16. Arizona Cardinals (8-9)
  17. Cincinnati Bengals (9-8)
  18. Seattle Seahawks (10-7)
  19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-7)
  20. Denver Broncos (10-7)
  21. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)
  22. Los Angeles Chargers (11-6)
  23. Green Bay Packers (11-6)
  24. Minnesota Vikings (14-3)
  25. Houston Texans (10-7)
  26. Los Angeles Rams (10-7)
  27. Baltimore Ravens (12-5)
  28. Detroit Lions (15-2)
  29. Washington Commanders (12-5)
  30. Buffalo Bills (13-4)
  31. Philadelphia Eagles (14-3)
  32. Kansas City Chiefs (15-2)

Broncos Fire ST Coordinator Ben Kotwica

January 17th, 2025 at 8:57am CST by Adam La Rose

The Broncos are the latest team to make a coordinator change. After two seasons in Denver, Ben Kotwica has been fired, Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo of NFL Network report.

Kotwica was among the first hires made by head coach Sean Payton once he took the Broncos’ head coaching position. The move added to Kotwica’s lengthy NFL coaching resume; he has served as a special teams coordinator with the Jets in addition to time in Washington and Atlanta in that capacity. Despite a lack of previous experience working with Payton, Kotwica took charge of the third phase units in Denver after one season as an assistant ST coach with the Vikings.

The 50-year-old oversaw a unit which included Marvin Mims earning first-team All-Pro acclaim as a punt returner this year. In the Broncos’ wild-card loss to the Bills this weekend, the team successfully converted a fourth-and-eight by means of a fake punt. Those individual successes were weighed against shortcomings like Denver’s Week 10 loss to Kansas City, during which a would-be game-winning field goal attempt was blocked.

Given Kotwica’s experience, it would not come as a surprise if he were to land another opportunity in the near future. In the meantime, it will be interesting to see how Payton proceeds with filling this vacancy. As Underdog Fantasy’s James Palmer notes, the timing of this dismissal could be an indication Payton already has a specific target in mind with respect to a replacement.

Of course, the former Saints Super Bowl winner has brought in a number of familiar faces on the field and the sidelines since his arrival in Denver. For that reason, Darren Rizzi‘s name has been mentioned as one to watch. Rizzi took over as New Orleans’ interim head coach midway through the season after Dennis Allen was fired. He hopes to land the full-time gig with the Saints and has interviewed with the team. Rizzi has also met with the Jets about their vacancy, and it remains to be seen if he will receive the opportunity to lead a staff in 2025. If not, taking charge of Denver’s special teams could be on the table.

Broncos To Pursue RB, LB Upgrades

January 16th, 2025 at 9:37am CST by Sam Robinson

Having reached extension agreements to keep a few key players away from free agency, the Broncos do not have too many starters close to hitting the market. A few are, however, and the 31-7 wild-card loss to the Bills revealed a sizable gap between the Broncos’ current standing and the AFC’s formidable top tier.

Acquiring more help for Bo Nix will be on the team’s radar. It would stand to reason wide receiver will be considered, as Courtland Sutton will turn 30 during a 2025 contract year, and tight end improvements will be on the radar after Greg Dulcich disappointed to the point he was waived in-season. A clear-cut upgrade area on offense looks to be running back, however.

[RELATED: Nik Bonitto On Broncos’ Extension Radar]

Sean Payton said the Broncos need help at the position, via the Denver Gazette’s Chris Tomasson. Although free agent-to-be Javonte Williams is interested in staying, Denver has not seen the 2021 second-round pick come too close to resembling his rookie-year version — before ACL and LCL tears sidetracked his career. The team also has change-of-pace back Jaleel McLaughlin and fifth-round rookie Audric Estime set to return, but it should be expected another starter-caliber back will be added in free agency and/or the draft.

While Payton indicated (via Underdog Fantasy’s James Palmer) the team will still use a two-RB approach, Williams leading the 2024 Denver edition with 513 yards represented an underwhelming effort that impacted the team’s offense. Nix’s 430 yards played a key role in the Broncos’ somewhat deceiving 16th-place rushing ranking. The RB market will not be as fruitful as it was in 2024, however, with the likes of Chuba Hubbard, Rhamondre Stevenson and James Conner signing extensions.

Payton’s Saints offenses regularly featured multipurpose threats — Reggie Bush, Darren Sproles and Alvin Kamara being the most notable examples — and Aaron Jones would fit the bill as a potential option, though the 2024 Vikings starter turned 30 last month. Najee Harris profiles as a more traditional back and may be the top UFA option due to the aforementioned extensions. Rico Dowdle broke through for a 1,079-yard rushing season in Dallas and should have a much better market compared to his 2024 status.

Heisman runner-up Ashton Jeanty, who nearly broke Barry Sanders‘ Division I-FBS rushing yardage record (with 2,601) will be the top RB available in the draft after declaring last week. ESPN’s Scouts Inc. ranks Jeanty as the 2025 class’ fourth-best prospect, while assigning Omarion Hampton (North Carolina) and Kaleb Johnson (Iowa) second-round grades in what is viewed as a better class compared to 2024. Jeanty might be out of the Broncos’ reach, pointing to a potential Day 2 selection being in play to boost this position group.

Elsewhere on the Broncos’ roster, three-down linebacker Cody Barton is a looming free agent who has shown interest in coming back. But the the team is expected to target an upgrade at that position as well, 9News’ Mike Klis adds. Entering a contract year, Alex Singleton suffered an ACL tear in Week 2 and is now 31. The team also has replacement Justin Strnad — a player who went from 2022-23 without playing a snap on defense — due for free agency. Denver lost Josey Jewell to Carolina last year, but with Russell Wilson‘s contract still set to bring $30MM-plus in 2025 dead money, the team might continue to be cautious in spending at this position.

GM George Paton (via Tomasson) alluded to a measured approach in free agency, though he pointed to a projected $52MM in cap space as a reminder the team can chase some roster augmentations after a cautious 2024 free agency period — thanks to Wilson’s whopping $53MM cap penalty. Paton said (via Tomasson) the Broncos’ intent to use more young players in 2024 led to the team taking on the larger portion of Wilson’s record-shattering dead money bill in 2024. The contract will be off the books in 2026.

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