Broncos Secure Future, Face Free Agency Pressure

0:00On March 2nd, the Denver Broncos have been busy securing their roster for the future. During the regular season, they locked in Kicker Will Lutz, center Luke Wattenberg, and defensive lineman Malcolm Roach with multi-year extensions. Over the last two years, the team has handed out new deals to 11 key players, showing a clear plan to hold on to talent. A few big names still loom as unrestricted free agents heading into 2026, including defensive lineman John Franklin Myers running back. J.K. Dobbins, linebackers, Justin Schronad, and Alex Singleton, plus tied in Adam Trotman. Right now, Denver faces a wave of 21 pending free agents this spring, with 13 unrestricted, four restricted, and four exclusive rights. Players up for grabs, that puts pressure on the front office to act fast and keep the core intact. One key move came with restricted free agent Cornerback, J.K. McMillian, where they slapped on a second-round tender to protect him. But they passed on tendering running back to Lil McLaughlin, so he hits unrestricted free agency too.

1:05Negotiations kick off March 9th, with a new league year and free agency starting March 11th. Any holdouts after that can shop elsewhere, so expect the Broncos to ramp up talk soon to avoid losing more pieces.