Good news: Broncos re-sign former mega star to two-year, $7 million contract
Good news: Broncos re-sign former mega star to two-year, $7 million contract
It’s been a bad offseason to be an NFL safety, but Broncos safety P.J. Locke has new job security.
The Broncos and Locke have agreed to a two-year, $7 million contract, according to multiple reports.
The deal likely makes Locke one of the Broncos’ two starting safeties for 2024, along with Caden Sterns, who suffered a torn patella in Week One last season but is expected to be fully healthy this season.
Several veteran safeties have been released this year, and that includes Justin Simmons, who was cut by the Broncos after starting 15 games last year. The Broncos also cut former starting safety Kareem Jackson in December after he was repeatedly suspended for illegal hits.
Last year Locke became a fill-in starter when Jackson was suspended, and the Broncos were pleased enough with his work that this year he appears set to start on a permanent basis.
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Broncos rebuild is finally happening
The league year hasn’t started yet and Sean Payton is in the process of doing what should have happened years ago.
Good morning, Broncos Country!
This is what a rebuild looks like.
It’s also eight years in the making. Better late than never.
Finally, and thankfully, the Denver Broncos are being bulldozed of the horridness since Super Bowl 50. Obviously, it’s too early to tell if this will work, but trying to find the path back to success without a compass or map wasn’t working.
This is the starting point, and there are still moves to make before the league year begins. Whether that’s contract restructures, more trades or cuts.
And if this is a full-fledged rebuild, trade Pat Surtain II for even more NFL Draft capital. Or use him as a piece to move up in the Draft to get the quarterback that Payton wants.
It’s nice to finally see action taken to get this franchise out of the abyss it’s been stuck in and continues to sink deeper with each passing season.
Hopefully, this is what the path back to contention looks like.
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