Just over a week into the official start of NFL free agency, the Denver Broncos have spent a league-high $235,967,500, according to Spotrac.com.
That massive number includes the total values of 10 contracts, but it does not yet include the total of punter Riley Dixon, whose contract numbers are not yet known.
That total also doesn’t include the return of cornerback Essang Bassey or the ERFA returns of linebacker Jonas Griffith and offensive lineman Quinn Bailey. None of those players received big contracts, but everything adds up in a salary-capped league.
The next-closet teams in spending this offseason after the Broncos are the New Orleans Saints ($191,620,000) and Atlanta Falcons ($187,235,000). Of course, spending in the spring doesn’t guarantee winning in the fall, but it does show that Denver’s ownership group has given general manager George Paton and coach Sean Payton the resources needed to build a roster.
Here are the contract details that we know so far for the Broncos’ free agent signings.