Broncos' Top 3 Free Agent Busts Ranked Among NFL's Worst

0:00On March 31st, every NFL team has those free agent regrets, but the Denver Broncos take the cake with three signings landing in the top 20 worst. Bust of all time, according to Bleacher Report, we're talking corner-backed Dale Carter at number 18, who grabbed a $4,22,800,000 deal back in, 1999, the biggest for a corner then. The past Russia-Randy Gregory hit number 11 with a $5,70,000,000 contract in 2022, an offensive lineman, Juwan. James topped them at number 10, with $4,50,000,000,000,000 guarantee $32,000,000. These deals went south fast. Carter played just one full season, 14 games, before substance abuse issues got him released after 2000. Gregory managed 21 tackles over one partial year, starting only six games, then got traded to San Francisco in October 2023. James, already injury prone, started three games in 2019, sat out 2020 due to COVID,

1:02blew his Achilles before 2021, and barely played again. Fans and analysts still cringe over the wasted cash and cap space, especially since these guys promised star power, but delivered headaches. The Broncos burned through massive guarantees without much return, highlighting how free agency can backfire big time in the league. Two more X Broncos made the list elsewhere, quarterback Brock Oswala with Houston in 2016 and defensive lineman Malik Jackson to Philly in 2019. But the full rundown is on Bleacher Report if you want the details. Despite the flops, Denver's bounced back strong, sitting as AFC frontrunners heading into 2026. I'm Corey with the story, that's your NFL News Today update, AI powered and always