Denver Broncos 2014 Free Agency Tracker

Douglas Lee Feb 4, 2014 10:38 PM Last updated: Feb 7, 2014 4:47 PM

See key free agency-related dates here.

Added

Player	Position	Date	Notes
Mike Farrell	T	12/31	Future contract
L.J. Fort	LB	12/31	Future contract
Eric Hagg	S	12/31	Future contract
Ryan Miller	OL	12/31	Future contract
Jordan Norwood	WR	12/31	Future contract
Jamar Chaney	LB	1/22	Future contract
Ramon Harewood	T	1/22	Future contract
Jerrell Harris	LB	1/22	Future contract
Jameson Konz	TE	1/22	Future contract
Charles Mitchell	S	1/22	Future contract
Cameron Morrah	TE	1/22	Future contract
Jerome Murphy	CB	1/22	Future contract
Jerodis Williams	RB	1/22	Future contract

Re-signed

Player	Position	Date	2013 Cap Number	Notes
John Boyett	S	2/4	$36K	2013 Practice Squad
Paul Cornick	T	2/4	$102K	2013 Practice Squad
Hall Davis	DE	2/4	?	2013 Practice Squad
Ben Garland	G	2/4	$102K	2013 Practice Squad
Nathan Palmer	WR	2/4	$6K	2013 Practice Squad
Greg Wilson	WR	2/4	?	2013 Practice Squad
John Youboty	DE	2/4	$102K	2013 Practice Squad
Gerell Robinson	TE	2/5	$102K	2013 Practice Squad

Unrestricted Free Agents

Player	Position	2013 Cap Number	Notes
Mike Adams	S	$2M
Robert Ayers	DE	$2,241,250
Zane Beadles	G	$1.06M
Stewart Bradley	LB	$1.2M
Andre Caldwell	WR	$1M
Marquice Cole	CB	?
Eric Decker	WR	$1,506,039
Trindon Holliday	KR	$480K	Not tendered as RFA
Michael Huff	S	$296,471
Quentin Jammer	CB	$1.5M
Winston Justice	T	$991,176
Dan Koppen	C	$1.015M	Retiring
Paris Lenon	LB	$1.54M
Jeremy Mincey	DE	$1.3M
Knowshon Moreno	RB	$3.287M
Shaun Phillips	DE	$1.4M
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie	CB	$2.9M
Steve Vallos	C	$555K
Wesley Woodyard	LB	$3.25M

Restricted Free Agents

Player	Position	2013 Cap Number	Notes
Chris Harris	CB	$555,668	Second-round tender
Mitch Unrein	DT	$555K	ROFR tender

Exclusive Rights Free Agents

Player	Position	2013 Cap Number	Notes
Tony Carter	CB	$715K	$730K tender
Duke Ihenacho	S	$480K	$570K tender
Brandon Marshall	LB	$28,235	$495K tender

Salary info via Over the Cap

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Yup, forgot about Kuper.

Posted by Rollston Frangopoulos on 2014-02-05 19:35:28

Dreessen and Tamme (and Chris Kuper, who wasn't listed) all would have manageable cap hits. You can visit the Broncos team page to see the cap space freed up when a player is released.

As for other players who could be released, I'd certainly look closely at DeMeco Ryans, who might be willing to take a one-year deal, especially since the Broncos have a 4-3 scheme in which he could be a good fit.

Posted by Bob Morris on 2014-02-05 18:46:48

I think Blount goes back to the Pats on a one-year deal. All he really has to speak of is one game against a terrible Colts defense.

Aqib Talib, on the other hand, isn't going to take just a one-year deal from anybody.

Posted by Bob Morris on 2014-02-05 18:40:13

Yep. Without depth, you don't go very far. That's my point. Elway can't afford to spend every scent buying up a thin lineup of big money starters.

Posted by toomanyrappers on 2014-02-05 15:42:15

Broncos have 3 names on a list that's over 90. That avg's to almost 3 per team so we're right about avg. Some teams only have one or none (Panthers), some teams have a lot, like the Chargers, Jets, Eagles, Jags, and Vikings who have 5 or more.

The Broncos on that list are Dreessen, Tamme and of course, Bailey. Not bad all in all when your backup tight end supplants and out produces your projected starters. Not sure what their cap hits will be if the get cut or restructure. Champ I know is zero cap hit. Hopefully he'll come back for something reasonable and finish his career here in one last Superbowl bid attempt. That's of course if he's got enough talent left to make the roster come August.

Posted by Rollston Frangopoulos on 2014-02-05 15:26:33

People keep mentioning injuries because most of the teams who took as many as Denver, like say, Atlanta, are going to be drafting in the top ten this May.

Posted by Yahmule on 2014-02-05 13:31:25

It's not all about big shiny names. People keep yakking about injuries and speculating on magical "what if" scenerios where the Broncos are 100% healthy. That's not reality. Denver needs depth because next year's team will also suffer injuries. Manning is the only possible injury Elway cannot prepare for.

Manning might also want to take a page from Elway's book and take a paycut.

Posted by toomanyrappers on 2014-02-05 13:01:06

Here's a pretty comprehensive list of what's out there:

http://www.rotoworld.com/artic...

Riley Cooper anyone?

I hope all those Pats fans who paid a premium for those hard to find LeGarrette Blount jerseys enjoy using them to wax their Iroc's.

Cool that I get to ask for Karlos Dansby again this off season. He's like the Christmas gift your parents never get you.

Jared Allen would still look good in Orange.

Posted by Yahmule on 2014-02-05 11:22:36

Good link. There are some notable names on that list.

Posted by John Tomasik on 2014-02-05 11:08:06

Tossing out a few things for people to remember regarding free agency:

* A gentle reminder that restructuring a player's deal can have negative consequences on future cap years, which could make it difficult to retain players you really want to keep. Over the Cap explains this with a possible scenario for Larry Fitzgerald's restructured deal: http://overthecap.com/initial-...

* Remember that it only makes sense to cut a player if it will really help you with your cap situation, unless the player is vastly underperforming -- and even then, you need to make sure you get a fair amount of space cleared or you are just treading water. It would make sense for the Broncos to release Champ Bailey because there is no dead money with his deal, so they get a lot of space cleared with no worries. Releasing Chris Kuper also makes sense, because he's not worth the salary he is scheduled to make and there will be some cap savings.

With that said, the only players it doesn't make sense for the Broncos to release are Peyton Manning and Sylvester Williams, so the Broncos have done a good job managing the cap. Regarding Peyton, though: His contract restructure last year got moved to this year, so another restructure means you keep pushing dead money to future years, when you have more players you are likely to want to re-sign.

* If you want a lesson about how not to manage a salary cap, just go to Over the Cap and look up the Dallas Cowboys. They are likely to have to restructure a lot of deals just to tread water and there's nobody they can release right now to clear a significant amount of space.

* And while it's fun to look at the list of potential free agents, it's also worth keeping an eye on players who are released because of the salary cap. Here's Over the Cap's list of possible cuts for salary cap reasons: http://overthecap.com/potentia...

There are at least a couple of players who might be worth bringing in.

Posted by Bob Morris on 2014-02-05 09:59:18

Thanks for the matrix, Douglas! It's a good way of "seeing" the situation.

What's your opinion on what they'll do? I heard Elway's and Fox's conference from yesterday, and it was, as expected, very benign and predictable, giving little insight to what's truly going to happen.

Posted by John Tomasik on 2014-02-05 09:55:32

Just think if I wasted the first comment it would sit here all summer taking up space.

Posted by Mike Birtwistle on 2014-02-05 04:27:15

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