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ELWAY GETS NEW DEAL

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The Denver Broncos got their biggest contract issue solved just days before players are set to report to training camp. General manager John Elway agreed to a five-year contract, keeping him with the franchise through 2021. Elway was heading into the last year of his first contract. The deal is expected to make Elway the highest-paid GM in the NFL. The Broncos won five consecutiv­e AFC West titles from 2011 to 2015, a run that also included two conference championsh­ips and a Super Bowl 50 title.

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