Just before the 2024 NFL season started on Sept. 4, the Denver Broncos restructured wide receiver Courtland Sutton’s contract to get under the salary cap. By converting $11.875 million of Sutton’s $13 million salary into a bonus, Denver created $9.5 million in 2024 cap space.
Sutton has two years left on his contract — 2024 and 2025 — and the Broncos added on three void years to push his cap hits down the road. Sutton is now scheduled to have a $7.125 million cap hit in 2026 when his contract expires, according to OverTheCap.com.
Sutton will also have void years in 2027 and 2028, but they will not impact the team’s salary cap space. There’s no downside to the void years for Sutton — he’ll be paid the same amount regardless. The upside for Denver is instant cap relief, but the team will have to eat some of his cap hit in 2026 even if Sutton is no longer on the team.
Elsewhere on the contract front, fullback Michael Burton received a one-year, $1.21 million contract when he was promoted to the 53-man roster last week. Thanks to the NFL’s Veteran Salary Benefit rule, Burton’s cap hit this season will be $930,278.
The Broncos have about $6.85 million in remaining salary cap space.
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