But the Denver Broncos were relatively quiet. This wasn’t, however, a surprise. In fact, the Broncos had been telling us this was going to be the case for nearly a year.

After the Broncos spent the most money of any team in the league in free agency last year, Greg Penner told reporters at the NFL owners meetings last March that Denver was not going to be big spenders in free agency every year. George Paton reiterated those comments after the season and added the Broncos will focus their attention on the later waves of free agency this year instead.

“We won’t be in on the first wave of free agency like we were last year. You can’t do that every year,” Denver’s general manager said on Jan. 9, two days after the season ended. “We’ll be very strategic and very specific on what positions and what players we try to sign.”

Well, the first wave of free agency has passed. Welcome to the next wave of free agency, where the Broncos will be in the mix.

Here’s the latest with the Broncos’ free agency and where the team stands.

You can find the moves the team made in the first wave of free agency here and the moves they made before free agency began here.

Most recent updates
Monday, Mar. 18

ILB Cody Barton officially signed his one-year contract with the Broncos.
Friday, Mar. 15

The Broncos signed ILB Cody Barton to a one-year deal worth a maximum of $4 million.
Barton will likely take Josey Jewell’s place in the middle of the defense next to Alex Singleton after Jewell signed with the Carolina Panthers.
The 6-foot-2, 237-pound linebacker played and started in 13 games for the Washington Commanders last season and racked up 121 tackles, three tackles for a loss, two quarterback hits, one fumble recovery and one interception.
Barton was a third-round pick by the Seattle Seahawks in 2019 out of Utah.
Adam Trautman’s two-year deal with the Broncos is for $7.5 million with $5 million guaranteed. The tight end will have a $3 million cap hit in 2024 and $4.5 million cap hit in 2025.
Signed free agents
DL Malcolm Roach
Two years, up to $8 million with $3 million guaranteed and a $2.5 million signing bonus
S Brandon Jones
Three years, $20 million with an additional $2.5 million in incentives and $12.5 million guaranteed
ILB Cody Barton
One year, with a maximum value of $4 million
Traded
Jerry Jeudy to the Browns for a 2024 fifth and sixth-round pick.
Released
QB Russell Wilson
S Justin Simmons
TE Chris Manhertz
Altered contracts
WR Tim Patrick
Freed up over $8 million in cap space
OT Mike McGlinchey
Restructured contract to open up nearly $11 million in cap space
DL Zach Allen
Restructured deal to open up cap space for the team
OG Ben Powers
Restructured deal to open up cap space for the team
Team’s own unrestricted free agents
Re-signed

S P.J. Locke
Two-year, $7 million contract
OT Quinn Bailey
One-year, $1.055 million contract
K Wil Lutz
Two-year, $8.4 million contract
FB Michael Burton
One-year contract
TE Adam Trautman
Two-year, $7.5 million contract
WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey
One-year, $1.125 million contract
Signed by a different team

QB Russell Wilson signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
C Lloyd Cushenberry signed with the Tennessee Titans.
ILB Josey Jewell signed with the Carolina Panthers.
DL Jonathan Harris signed with the Miami Dolphins.
TE Chris Manhertz signed with the New York Giants.
Unsigned

DT Mike Purcell
CB K’Waun Williams
OT Cameron Fleming
ILB Justin Strnad
CB Fabian Moreau
RB Dwayne Washington
ILB Ben Niemann
Restricted free agents
Tendered

No activity yet.
Not tendered

OT Quinn Bailey — Signed one-year deal instead.
Won’t be tendered

Jonathan Harris
Exclusive rights free agents
Michael Bandy signed a one-year deal with team.