Good morning, Broncos Country.

It took a while for all the contract breakdowns to surface, but now fans have a more concrete idea of where the Denver Broncos stand salary cap wise after their free agent additions.

According to OverTheCap, the Broncos have $17.4 million in salary cap space. However, that doesn’t account for recently signed punter Matt Haack. Factoring in Haack’s deal, Denver has a little more than $16 million in cap space available. That provides them with a lot of flexibility.

Keep in mind, the team’s 2025 NFL Draft class will chip into that portion a bit once the Top 51 are cemented once the roster is finalized. However, it appears the Broncos possess the cap flexibility to make another splash in free agency if they so choose. Perhaps they could entertain bringing someone into the fold via a trade prior to or during this year’s draft. Why not? That seemed to work out for them with Jonathan Franklin-Myers.

If not, they’ll rollover the remainder to 2026 which wouldn’t be a bad decision either. That might be the smart play. Those funds will be useful especially if Zach Allen, Nik Bonitto, or Courtland Sutton agree to terms on contract extensions in the following months.

What do you think, Broncos Country? Do you expect Head Coach Sean Payton and General Manager George Paton to surprise us with another big outside addition? Or do you feel they will stand pat through the draft and extend in-house players? Let me know what you think in the comments section.

As always, thanks for reading. Here is today’s slate of articles for Horse Tracks.

Broncos News & Tidbits

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Veteran receivers Broncos may target in free agency
Examining who Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos could look to target in a crowded free-agency market at receiver.

Details Emerge on New Broncos S Talanoa Hufanga’s Contract
The Denver Broncos have been criticized for the Talanoa Hufanga deal. Is it justified?

Broncos secure key free agents amid fierce NFL competition
Denver Broncos secure NFL stars Hufanga, Greenlaw, Sherfield amid intense free agent competition, highlighting their commitment to strong character players.

NFL News & Tidbits

Best NFL team fits for notable remaining free agents: Aaron Rodgers to Giants? Keenan Allen to Raiders?
Nick Shook identifies the best team fits for 12 notable remaining free agents. Could Aaron Rodgers remain in New York but with the Giants? Might Keenan Allen head back to the AFC West?

Playoff seeding change, tush push ban among 2025 NFL club playing rules, bylaw, resolution proposals
A change to how the NFL seeds teams in the playoffs was among the eight rule proposals submitted by teams ahead of the Annual League Meeting, which begins March 30.

Vikings not pursuing Aaron Rodgers; team has rejected trade calls surrounding J.J. McCarthy
NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported on Wednesday that the Vikings are not pursuing Aaron Rodgers, even though they remain in the market for a veteran QB.

Daniel Jeremiah 2025 NFL mock draft 3.0: Giants, Steelers, Titans pick QBs; Cowboys select WR
In his third mock of the 2025 NFL Draft, Daniel Jeremiah has three teams filling voids at quarterback, while the Cowboys stay in-state to find their next playmaker. See his full first-round projection, 1-32.

Metalheads, rejoice! Unhinged Festival will visit Denver for the first time this summer, joining new and returning events that are bolstering the Front Range’s buffet-style music scene.

Unhinged Fest will play the National Western Stockyards July 26-27, with a roster of metal, hardcore and post-punk bands like Knocked Loose, Lamb of God, In This Moment, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Body Count, Power Trip, and more (full lineup and tickets available at axs.com).

Despite a sleepy period just after the holidays, the Denver festival scene has ramped up in recent weeks with news of Unhinged and other large events debuting in or returning to Denver; see the retooled, three-day Punk in the Park (July 18-20, also at National Western Stockyards) and the 5th annual Deadbeats Backyard Jamboree (Zeds Dead & Friends, July 4 at Civic Center park).

Englewood, which has seen an inflow of Denver businesses over the past year or two, will also host a music festival, Swallow Hill Music’s first Indiewood Street Festival on June 7. The day-long party, headlined by Kiltro, will takes place near South Broadway and West Hampden.

The announcements belie a wary festival circuit that has gone increasingly niche to attract crowds. Denver does not have a Coachella or a Bonnaroo — two national festivals that feature a wide range of genres and music lovers — but we do have the 25th, indie-focused Underground Music Showcase, which highlights 200-plus up-and-coming acts (July 25-27 along South Broadway), and further afield, the FoCoMx Music Festival, with a whopping 420 performances on 40 stages (April 18-19 in Fort Collins).

Denver has not supported many new, mainstream festivals in recent years, with examples such as Grandoozy and Vertex coming and going after only one year. Rolling Stone this week asserted “No, the SXSW Music Festival Is Not Dead” as organizers vowed that the sprawling, Austin event would return in 2026 with a single week of scaled-back programming (instead of two, as usual).

While it appeared that Colorado was facing some festival fatigue, with individual bookings at amphitheaters and venues such as Mission Ballroom, replacing larger events, that may not have been the case as stalwarts such as Telluride Blues & Brews, JAS Aspen Snowmass Experience, Bravo! Vail and Country Jam joining the new(er) events.

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