Mile High Report
On the eve of the rookies reporting to Broncos camp, the team agreed to terms with their rookie first round pick.
On the eve of the Broncos' rookies reporting to training camp, the team agreed to terms with their first-round pick.
According to 9NEWS Denver’s Mike Klis, the Denver Broncos have agreed to terms with rookie cornerback Jahdae Barron on a four-year deal worth roughly $18 million dollars.
Barron was one of the remaining few first-round picks to be unsigned, but unlike the Bengals and their first-round pick, there didn’t seem to be much drama between the two sides. That proved to be true as the Broncos and Barron agreed to terms on his rookie deal, and he will likely put pen to paper tomorrow once he and the rest of the Broncos report to camp.
He will be joining a Broncos secondary that includes the reigning AP Defensive Player of the Year in Pat Surtain II, along with corners Riley Moss and Ja’Quan McMillian and a safety tandem of Brandon Jones and Talanoa Hufanga. This was already a strength of the Broncos' defense, but adding a talented rookie like Barron to the mix could have Vance Joseph’s secondary and defense playing at a high level this upcoming season.
With Barron now signed, the Broncos will turn their attention to running back R.J. Harvey. Like just about every other second-round pick, Harvey remains unsigned due to the Texans giving their second-round selection a fully guaranteed contract. Now, the agents for all the other second-round picks want a fully guaranteed contract for their clients. The teams, so far at least, have balked at this, so the majority of them remain unsigned. With rookies reporting and training camp starting soon, I believe we’ll see these deals get done sooner rather than later, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw a few holdouts.
Hopefully, the Broncos and Harvey can agree to terms on a deal before the start of camp. He is expected to be a key part of this offense and run game, and can’t afford to miss much time on the practice field this summer.
