According to The Denver Posts Luca Evans, the Denver Broncos are restructuring All-Pro guard Quinn Meinerz’s contract and creating roughly $11 million dollars in cap space. This isn’t finalized as of yet, but sources tell Evans that it will be soon and as early as tonight.
This restructure gives the Broncos a good chunk of change to work with as we near the start of the legal tampering period tomorrow. The team has been busy re-signing a lot of their own players and is working on bringing back veteran linebacker and team captain, Alex Singleton. This restructure gives them some extra wiggle room to work with in the coming days.
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The Broncos have multiple other reconstruction candidates, including Jonathon Cooper, Mike McGlinchey, Talanoa Hufanga, and Pat Surtain II, that can open up additional cap space if needed. They could also create more cap space via trades and releases. Backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham has been mentioned in trade rumors, and it’s possible the team could release veteran linebacker Dre Greenlaw if they get a deal done with Alex Singleton. So, the Broncos have plenty of ways to create cap space if needed.
Based on reports, the Broncos are expected to be heavy players in the running back market once legal tampering opens tomorrow, and could use that additional cap space to sign a top free agent back. The top backs available include Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker, Travis Etienne, and JK Dobbins, who played for the Broncos last season. I would anticipate that the Broncos sign one of these backs, and my current money is on Travis Etienne Jr. to be that back, but time will tell.
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