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5 NFL free agents that could start for the Denver Broncos

By Sayre Bedinger

TAMPA, FLORIDA - JANUARY 23: Rob Gronkowski #87 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looks on before the game against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Raymond James Stadium on January 23, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FLORIDA - JANUARY 23: Rob Gronkowski #87 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looks on before the game against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Raymond James Stadium on January 23, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /
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Denver Broncos free agent no. 2: Larry Ogunjobi, DL

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The 2022 offseason hasn’t exactly gone as planned for Larry Ogunjobi.

After a big season with the Cincinnati Bengals in their AFC Championship run last year, Ogunjobi agreed to a big-money deal with the Chicago Bears at the start of NFL Free Agency.

Unfortunately, that deal fell through because Ogunjobi failed a physical.

Since that time, he’s taken a couple of visits — one to the New York Jets and one to the Pittsburgh Steelers — with no deal happening as of the time of this post being written.

Ogunjobi is weighing his options at this point and understandably so. He went from getting a lucrative, multi-year deal to now likely having to take another “prove-it” type of contract and not many 28-year-old players really want to do that.

Ogunjobi finished last season with 7.0 sacks for the Bengals, 16 QB hits, and a career-best 24 total pressures.

Although he’s not a dominant all-around defensive lineman, there’s no doubt that Ogunjobi can make those big splash types of plays on the interior defensive line, and working in tandem with Dre’Mont Jones and DJ Jones, I think he would be great.

The question here is likely one of price, and Ogunjobi will be looking for top dollar if he’s only going to sign a short-term deal.

The Broncos may not be a fit from that perspective, but just in terms of putting Ogunjobi on this roster and on the depth chart, I think he would undoubtedly be a starter for this team.

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