Broncos have reportedly signed Courtland Sutton to a restructured deal

According to a report from Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Denver Broncos and wide receiver Courtland Sutton have worked out a deal to restructure his contract. The restructured deal will include a base salary of $13 million, with a potential for $1.5 million more in incentives.

This comes just two days after head coach Sean Payton assured the media and fans that Sutton would be at training camp saying, “He’ll be here like we talked about and ready to go.”

These negotiations have been in the works for a while and it seemed like things were progressing in a positive manner.

“It’s obviously something that is, has been conversed about and my team and I have been in contact with the guys upstairs that handle all of that stuff,” Sutton said in June. “We were kind of going back and forth trying to figure out the best way to kind of find a middle ground for the situation and we are at a stalemate in a sense, but I have confidence and faith that the right thing will be done.”

That middle ground was found this week with this restructured deal. If he has a big season, Sutton will be able to earn north of $15 million this season which would be a decent haul. He has not had a 1,000 yard season since 2019, but saw his best catch percentage and touchdown season yet last year when he hauled in 59 catches for 772 yards and 10 touchdowns.

The targets definitely need to increase in 2024 for him to return to that 2019 form and maybe with a new quarterback that is something that could happen.