Sean Payton gets his Joker!
Sean Payton has found his Joker!
According to his agent Mike McCartney, the Denver Broncos have signed tight end Evan Engram to a two-year deal. 9NEWS Denver’s Mike Klis is reporting that it’s a two-year deal worth $23 million dollars with $16.5 million of that guaranteed.
Former #Jaguars TE Evan Engram is signing with the #Broncos on a 2-year deal, per agent @MikeMcCartney7. pic.twitter.com/OstUYXwcoV
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 12, 2025
The Broncos win the AFC West battle for Evan Engram! (suck it Chargers). Engram was released by the Jaguars last week and spent Sunday night and most of Monday with the Broncos brass before leaving without a contract. He spent yesterday visiting with the rival Chargers before signing a two-year deal with the Broncos.
Engram will turn 31 years old in September, but now gives the Broncos a receiving threat at tight end, which is something they have been lacking for quite a while. This past year was a down one for him as he only played in 9 games due to a hamstring injury that cost him three games and then a torn labrum in his right shoulder that required surgery. However, Engram was one of the better tight ends in the league the year prior when he had 114 receptions for 963 yards and 4 touchdowns. Now, that he is healthy, will have an entire offseason with the Broncos strength and conditioning staff, he should bounce back to his previous form.
At this stage of his career, Engram is not a big down the field threat for the Broncos, but he gives them a high-volume middle of the field threat for quarterback Bo Nix. He has run after the catch potential and Sean Payton can scheme him open. Payton and Nix love the quick passing game and Engram fits very well in that role and I expect him to be a high volume receiver for the Broncos.
I do not believe this signing takes the Broncos out of drafting a tight end, but it may take them out of the first round tight end conversation. Both Tyler Warren and Colston Loveland figure to be off the board by 20 anyways, but the Broncos still could draft one on day two. Some names to watch are Elijah Arroyo, Mason Taylor, Terrance Ferguson, and Gunnar Helm.
At the end of the day, I love this signing for the Broncos. It gives them something they desperately needed on offense and opens up multiple avenues for them in the draft. It also rounds out a very productive free agency period that landed them linebacker Dre Greenlaw, safety Talanoa Hufanga, and now Evan Engram.
Exciting times in Broncos Country!