Broncos WR Courtland Sutton is set to enter the final year of his contract in 2025. making him a prime candidate for an extension. GM George Paton said he plans on meeting with Sutton’s representation at the NFL Combine to discuss an extension.
“Courtland is one of our guys. Team captain. I have said this for a couple of years in a row. We want him here. We will have those discussions at the right time,” Paton said, via Troy Renck of the Denver Post. “We will meet with his agent here.”
Paton said they were pleased with Sutton in 2024 after recording 81 receptions for 1,081 yards and eight touchdowns.
“We felt like he had a really good season. He is important to what we are doing,” Payton said. “All of those (discussions with the agent) will happen in time.”
Earlier this month, Nick Kosmider of The Athletic pointed out Sutton put up similar numbers to Titans WR Calvin Ridley, who signed a four-year $92 million deal last offseason.
Sutton will make a $13.5 million salary in 2025, to go along with a $500,000 roster bonus. Kosmider doesn’t expect the receiver to play the final year of his contract under its current construction.
Kosmider also mentions an extension could help reduce Sutton’s $20.2 million cap figure for next season.
Although Kosmider thinks it’s reasonable to view Sutton as a “foundational piece” of the team, he could see HC Sean Payton judging the receiver position as an easily replaceable role.
Should Denver look to trade Sutton this offseason, Kosmider believes his value likely increased from last year. However, dealing Sutton would incur $13.3 million in dead money.
Sutton, 29, was taken with the No. 40 overall pick out of SMU by the Broncos in 2018. He was in the final year of his four-year, $7,071,926 contract that included a $3,223,320 signing bonus when he agreed to a four-year, $60.8 million extension.
Denver restructured his contract in September of last year to create $9.5 million in cap space. Sutton is set to make a base salary of $13.5 million next season and carries a $20.2 million cap hit.
In 2024, Sutton appeared in all 17 games for the Broncos and caught 81 passes on 135 targets for 1,081 yards and eight touchdowns.
We’ll have more on Sutton and the Broncos as the news is available.
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