Denver Broncos broad receiver Courtland Sutton continues to be on the lookout for the crew to present him a marginal elevate in pay. After the historic extension that the Minnesota Vikings gave star receiver Justin Jefferson on Monday, the door could also be open for that to occur.
Sutton has not been obtainable for OTAs along with his crew this offseason, chopping into valuable time when he might be working with first-round choose Bo Nix. With obligatory minicamp looming (June 11-13), the Broncos could wish to take into account getting a brand new deal achieved with Sutton.
The Broncos aren’t in the most effective place to be handing out cash whereas they sit on the useless cap {dollars} created by the horrible Russell Wilson deal. However Sutton is the crew’s No. 1 broad receiver and he is not on the lookout for something close to what Jefferson simply bought.
Projecting a brand new contract for Courtland Sutton
Following Jefferson’s new deal, Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report put collectively an inventory of predictions concentrating on how new contracts might search for eight different broad receivers within the league on the lookout for new offers, with Sutton being a kind of.
Justin Jefferson bought PAID
Whereas the contracts will probably be wildly totally different… does presumed @Broncos holdout Courtland Sutton deserve a brand new deal after final season? #BroncosCountry@DMacSportsCO @Tyler_Polumbus @ballhog44 @AltitudeTV pic.twitter.com/VN3G14mIPa
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Knox initiatives Sutton, who’s underneath contract via the 2025 season, to get a two-year deal price $35 million. Sutton is scheduled to earn $13.6 million this coming season and $14 million subsequent 12 months. This deal would give him a mean of $17.5 million, the sort of pay enhance he’s on the lookout for.
If a deal between the 2 sides goes to return, the Broncos ought to do it quickly. The crew does not wish to open obligatory OTAs with him nonetheless selecting to avoid the crew.
