LB DAVIS RE-SIGNS FOR 3 YEARS, $15M
Todd Davis never wanted to leave.
“I love it here,” he said at the end of last season. “Being a Cali boy I never would have thought I’d love Denver this much, but I really love it here. I think it’s a great, great city and great people. The fans are amazing. Like I said, this is a first-class organization so I would love to get a contract here and stay here.”
Davis got just that Wednesday as the Broncos re-signed him to a three-year contract. The deal, according to an NFL source, is worth $15 million and includes $6 million in guarantees.
Davis, a college free agent out of Sacramento State, signed with the New Orleans Saints after the 2014 draft and moved on and off their practice squad before he was waived in November. As injuries rattled the Broncos’ linebacking corps, Davis was claimed and made his first NFL start at Cincinnati on “Monday Night Football.”
A key reserve and specialteamer during the Broncos’ Super Bowl 50 championship season in 2015, Davis was elevated to starter in 2016 when Danny Trevathan left in free agency.
Done deal.
It’s official. At the start of free agency Wednesday, the Broncos formally announced their two-year agreement with quarterback Case Keenum.
“Case is a great fit for us. He’s coming off a tremendous season last year and has obviously been through a lot of situations throughout his entire career,” general manager John Elway said in a statement. “Along with that experience, his leadership and competitiveness are what you look for in a quarterback. Case has fought and battled for everything that he’s earned in the NFL, and it’s exciting to add someone with that type of mentality to our team.”
Keenum’s new deal will earn him about $18 million a year and gives the Broncos more flexibility in the draft.
Green leaves for Chargers.
The Broncos lost one of their longest-tenured players Wednesday when tight end Virgil Green agreed to a three-year contract with the Los Angeles Chargers.
Primarily a blocking tight end, Green was drafted by the Broncos in the seventh-round of the 2011 draft out of Nevada and played in exactly 100 regular-season games during his career in Denver.
With his exit, linebacker Von Miller is the only remaining player from the Broncos’ 2011 draft class. He and undrafted corner Chris Harris are the second-longest-tenured players on the Broncos’ roster, behind wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, a first-round pick in 2010.
Bonuses.
Center Matt Paradis, the only Bronco to play every offensive snap last season, was awarded a $286,994 performance-based bonus and a veteran’s performance-based bonus of $84,709 for a total payout of $371,703. His salary was $615,000.
Safety Will Parks was given a performance-based bonus of $275,593 and a veteran’s bonus of $72,994 for a combined pay of $348,587. His salary was $540,000.