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Who are the Broncos’ free agents in 2024?

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January 10, 2024

Who are the Broncos’ free agents in 2024?

The Denver Broncos are heading into the offseason with what might be their most challenging roster and salary cap situation in recent memory. They are still not a playoff-caliber team as is evident by an eighth straight playoff-less season, but they are also about to face significant cap issues with their impending decision to move on from quarterback Russell Wilson just two years after signing him to a mega $250 million deal.

Heading into 2024 free agency, the Broncos have 17 total free agents. 14 of them are unrestricted and three are restricted. A healthy number of every down starters are among those unrestricted free agents too.

Broncos 2024 free agents

Player	Position	Age	Status
Player	Position	Age	Status
Mike Purcell	DL	33	UFA
K’Waun Williams	CB	33	UFA
Cameron Fleming	OT	32	UFA
Michael Burton	FB	32	UFA
Josey Jewell	ILB	30	UFA
Wil Lutz	K	30	UFA
Fabian Moreau	CB	30	UFA
Dwayne Washington	RB	30	UFA
Quinn Bailey	OT	29	RFA
Ben Niemann	LB	29	UFA
Jonathan Harris	DL	28	RFA
Justin Strnad	LB	28	UFA
P.J. Locke	S	27	UFA
Lloyd Cushenberry	C	27	UFA
Adam Trautman	TE	27	UFA
Jonas Griffith	LB	27	RFA
Lil’Jordan Humphrey	WR	26	UFA

This list has a lot of age to it and the Broncos are one of the older teams in the NFL, so we might see a shift to a much younger roster in Denver in 2024. In fact, the salary cap likely dictates that move. Of the ‘over 30’ crowd on this list, I would guess that kicker Wil Lutz and maybe running back Dwayne Washington return on cap-friendly deals.

The only name on this list that I really hope to see Denver bring back next year would be safety P.J. Locke. In all honesty, the Broncos are not losing any players here who I would consider an elite tier starter. I like a lot of these guys, but Denver can probably find sufficient replacements and only suffer marginal decline in performance on the field there.

These are all tough decisions that the Broncos will have to make when they get out from under Wilson’s contract. General Manager George Paton straight out said that the ramifications of such a move would take Denver out of any first wave free agents this season.

“We’ll have flexibility either way to do what we need to do,” Paton said this week. “We won’t be in on the first wave of free agency like we were last year. You can’t do that every year. We’ll be very strategic and very specific on what positions and what players we try to sign. Obviously, we have to hit on the draft. We’re picking high, and we have six picks. We could have more. You know we like picks. We’ll go from there.”

The reason for that is how the salary cap will set Denver back once Wilson is released. They are already $20 million over the cap and will need to start making additional roster moves and/or contract reworks to get back under that number. Wilson’s cap hit looks like it will slam them from 2024-2026 in dead money hits. The cap relief will finally start coming along in 2026 and then massively beginning in 2027. This likely means some additional aging veterans will move on too. Though I could see a number of players restructuring like Garett Bolles and Tim Patrick.

What do you think the Broncos should do to navigate this rather difficult set of circumstances in 2024? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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Rand Paul Warns Denver Mayor on Deportations

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5 hours ago

November 25, 2024

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Rand Paul Warns Denver Mayor on Deportations

Rand Paul on Sunday issued a warning to the mayor of Denver: Don’t try to foil the coming Trump administration’s plans for mass deportations of undocumented migrants. On Face the Nation, the Kentucky senator referenced Mayor Mike Johnston’s suggestion that police and city residents would block federal efforts to deport people, per the Hill. The mayor is “on the wrong side of history” and would pay the consequences, he warned. “I would suspect that he would be removed from office.”

“I don’t know whether or not that would be a criminal prosecution for someone resisting federal law,” Paul added. “But he will lose. And people need to realize that what he is offering is a form of insurrection where the states resist the federal government.”

Paul’s comments come after the mayor told Denverite that it wouldn’t work to mobilize the National Guard to round up migrants in the city:

“More than us having (Denver police) stationed at the county line to keep them out, you would have 50,000 Denverites there,” Johnston said. “It’s like the Tiananmen Square moment with the rose and the gun, right? You’d have every one of those Highland moms who came out for the migrants. And you do not want to mess with them.”

Denver is a self-described “sanctuary city” that has seen an influx of 41,000 migrants over the past two years, per Colorado Politics. It’s not clear exactly how the Trump administration’s plan would play out, but incoming “border czar” Tom Homan has promised deportations on a historic scale, starting with criminals first. (More Denver stories.)

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Denver area events for Nov. 25: Pop-up holiday lounge at Union Station and more

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November 25, 2024

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Denver area events for Nov. 25: Pop-up holiday lounge at Union Station and more

If you have an event taking place in the Denver area, email information to carlotta.olson@gazette.com at least two weeks in advance. All events are listed in the calendar on space availability.

Monday

Sipping N’ Painting Hampden — “Alaska Night,” 6:30-8:30 p.m., Sipping N’ Painting Hampden, 6461 E. Hampden Ave., Denver, $35. Registration required: sippingnpaintinghampden.com.

Brazilian Zouk Classes and Social Dance — 7-11:30 p.m., Mercury Café, 2199 California St., Denver, $20 class and social, $15 social only; mercurycafe.com.

Cloud Nothings — With Armlock, Famers Wife, 8 p.m., Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, $25. Tickets: axs.com.

Mile High Holidays Drone Show — 7 p.m. through Dec. 31, Denver skies; denver.org/milehighholidays.

“American Dreams” Exhibit — Through Dec. 31, Molly Brown House Museum, 1340 Pennsylvania St., Denver, go online for prices. Tickets: mollybrown.org.

“Shadow and Light: Patrick Marold” — Through Jan. 5, Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., Denver, go online for prices; botanicgardens.org.

“Vanity & Vice: American Art Deco” — Through Jan. 12, Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art, 1201 Bannock St., Denver. Go online for prices. Tickets: kirklandmuseum.org.

“Dawoud Bey: Street Portraits” — Through May 11, Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, go online for prices: denverartmuseum.org.

Monday-Dec. 28

Miracle at Union Station: Buddy’s Bar — Pop-up cocktail lounge featuring holiday décor, cocktails and a designated Hanukkah table, 4-p.m.-midnight, Galley Bar on lower level, Union Station, 1701 Wynkoop St., Denver. Reservations: denverunionstation.com.

Monday-Dec. 30

Free Downtown Trolley Rides — See the downtown Castle Rock decorations, 5-7 p.m. Mondays-Tuesdays, no rides Dec. 24, pickup/drop-off points Encore Garage Entrance on South Street between Wilcox and Perry Street and Douglas County School District Parking Lot Entrance on 6th Street Wilcox and Perry Street, Castle Rock; crgov.com/2622/season-of-the-star.

CARLOTTA OLSON, The Denver Gazette

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PHOTOS: Denver Broncos beat Las Vegas Raiders, 29-19, in NFL Week 12

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November 24, 2024

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PHOTOS: Denver Broncos beat Las Vegas Raiders, 29-19, in NFL Week 12

Wide receiver Courtland Sutton (14) of the Denver Broncos celebrates after the fourth quarter of the Broncos’ 29-19 win over the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)