Tag: Contract Negotiator

Broncos closing in on deal with Rich Hurtado as V.P. of Football Administration

The Broncos plan to hire Rich Hurtado to serve as their new salary cap expert and contract negotiator.

The Denver Broncos plan to hire former CAA agent Rich Hurtado to be their Vice President of Football Administration, according to a report from KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis. Hurtado will serve as the team’s new salary cap expert and contract negotiator.

Hurtado spent 11 years working with player agent Todd France and two and a half years working with the Philadelphia Eagles, helping with the team’s salary cap and football administration. It’s perhaps notable that France — Hurtado’s former colleague — represents safety Justin Simmons.

Simmons is set to become an unrestricted free agent in March and Denver hopes to give him a multi-year contract extension. Having Hurtado and France at the negotiating table together might help the Broncos’ chances of agreeing to a new deal with Simmons.

Hurtado is replacing Denver’s former salary cap expert/negotiator Mike Sullivan, who was not re-signed when his contract expired earlier this offseason. Sullivan is yet to land with a new NFL team.

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Broncos move on from contract negotiator Mike Sullivan

The Broncos are parting ways with contract negotiator Mike Sullivan about two months before the start of NFL free agency.

The contract for Mike Sullivan — the Broncos’ contract negotiator/salary cap manager — has expired and Denver does not plan to bring him back, KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis first reported on Wednesday evening.

Sullivan joined the team in 2012 and helped Denver negotiate contracts for free agent stars including Peyton Manning (2012), DeMarcus Ware (2014), Aqib Talib (2014) and Emmanuel Sanders (2014). In 2016, Sullivan helped finalize a six-year, $114.1 million extension for Von Miller.

With NFL free agency about two months away, Broncos general manager John Elway has decided to go in a different direction. It’s unclear if Elway plans to hire a replacement to fill Sullivan’s old position.

Denver currently has about $60 million worth of 2020 salary cap space and if the team moves on from Joe Flacco and Ron Leary this offseason, that number could jump to nearly $80 million. The Broncos will likely be busy once free agency begins in March.

Klis reports that Sullivan is not retiring — he will likely land with another NFL team. Before joining Denver’s staff, Sullivan worked for 25 years as a player agent. His client list once included Packers star Aaron Rodgers.

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