Predicting Which Broncos Free Agents Stay, Go
The Denver Broncos have 15 unrestricted free agents and four restricted free agents for 2024. The question to ask about all of them is whether or not they can be kept as part of a rebuild.
When a team needs to rebuild, it's fine to keep younger players, though one has to ask which ones are a priority to retain. The good news is the Broncos don't have any priority free agents and, thus, shouldn't need to pay top-dollar contracts.
But there may be a few players who are worth bringing back at the right price. Others, though, need to be allowed to depart.
Let's look at the Broncos' pending free agents and figure out who may be worth keeping and who shouldn't be retained,
Kareem Jackson | S
Lloyd Cushenberry III | C
Josey Jewell | LB
K'Waun Williams | CB
Mike Purcell | DL
Jonathan Harris | DL
Wil Lutz | K
Fabian Moreau | CB
Adam Trautman | TE
Cameron Fleming | OT
Michael Burton | FB
P.J. Locke | S
Lil'Jordan Humphrey | WR
Quinn Bailey | OL
Jonas Griffith | LB
Justin Strnad | LB
Ben Niemann | LB
Dwayne Washington | RB
Ronnie Perkins | OLB
Bottom Line
Lloyd Cushenberry III is the only pending free agent whom the Broncos can give thought to bringing back for starter money. Everyone else, though, is either a depth player who can be brought back only for that purpose or needs to be allowed to depart.
Given that the Broncos aren't going to have much salary cap space in 2024, they aren't in a position to be active in free agency. But for a rebuilding team, being active in free agency isn't something you should do until you know you have the quarterback you can build around.
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