The last two position players who were designated as the Broncos’ franchise players – tackle Ryan Clady and wide receiver Demaryius Thomas – were not signed until just before the deadline for franchise players, which was about two weeks before training camp opened.
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Talib could face potential charges in Dallas as well as potential league discipline because of the incident. Kubiak said that Talib would likely be evaluated by team medical personnel, including head trainer Steve Antonopulos, when the cornerback makes his expected return to Denver on Wednesday. “He and John are working on that, but I think things have been going very good, so it’d be nice to see him possibly before we get through here”, Kubiak on contract talks with Von Miller.
But for now, as the Broncos prepare for a title defense, those concerns are pushed aside, buried beneath concern for Talib’s health and how his 2016 status might be affected by his injuries. According to WFAA-TV’s Rebecca Lopez, a bullet entered the back of Talib’s right thigh and exited his right calf. “I told him, ‘I thank you for what you’ve done for my family [by] giving my mother clemency”, Thomas told reporters. Such a trajectory suggests he could have shot himself. In addition to any potential punishment from the law, Talib could face a penalty from the NFL.
Obviously that didn’t happen, and now we know why. “He said he was a Bears fan, so I reminded him that I play for the Bears”. Suh’s deal runs six years and is ultimately worth a maximum of $114.375 million, while the offer Denver made Miller would top that at $114.5 million. The guaranteed portion of the offer is really $38.5 million, but there’s an additional $1.3 million in workout bonuses those first two years that would bring it to the aforementioned $39.8 million figure.
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The Broncos were honored for their Super Bowl victory at the White House yesterday, and it’ll make you want to watch the 2015 speech with the Patriots again. Per Spotrac, the Broncos are now over the cap by more than $11 million, and the franchise will be dealing with plenty of tough decisions in the coming years.
