The Denver Broncos ended day one of the free agent negotiating period with a loud bang, signing cornerback Kareem Jackson and tackle Ja’Wuan James.
The Denver Broncos were quiet for most of the first day of the legal negotiating period in free agency.
After about nine hours of inactivity, what was happening behind the scenes finally came to light. The Denver Broncos agreed to a three-year contract with veteran defensive back Kareem Jackson, now on his third NFL contract. They followed that up by signing right tackle Ja’Wuan James to a four-year deal, making him the highest paid right tackle in the NFL at almost $13 million per season.
Are the Broncos done there?
I doubt it.
Shortly after James was signed, it was reported by Mike Klis that the Broncos had reopened negotiations with free agent center Matt Paradis.
That comes as a bit of a surprise, considering Paradis was seemingly choosing between the Jets or Bills as of day one of the negotiating period.
It was reported last week that the Broncos would likely get a chance to match or come close to whatever offer Paradis received in free agency, so we’ll see what happens there.
Amidst rumors that they were pursuing Paradis, the Jets signed linebacker CJ Mosley to a record contract of over $17 million per season.
Do the Jets have an $11 million center in their budget still? For that matter, do the Broncos?
Let’s take a look at the goings-on of day one of free agency as it relates to the Broncos.