The Denver Broncos punctuated a tectonic week with a trio of roster moves on Friday, the remaining of which worried offensive lineman Quinn Bailey. Set to be a limited free agent, the odds had been low that the Broncos would tender Bailey at even the lowest (original-round) smooth due to the fact it would pay him nearly $3 million in 2024.
Instead, Bailey time-honored a one-year minimum for a player of his experience, which will pay him simply over $1 million. 9NEWS’ Mike Klis broke it down.
One of the quietest guys in the Broncos’ locker room over the year, Bailey performed in all 17 games, regularly as an extra offensive tackle, last year. Knowing he was no longer going to get hold of the $2.985 million low-tender as a confined free agent this year, Bailey dutifully widespread the $1.055 million minimum income for a player with three credited seasons.
It may want to quit up being a prescient move, relying on what the Broncos decide to do with starting left handle Garett Bolles. If the Broncos had been to go on from Bolles to shop cash on the salary cap, or change him, they will want a ready hand to maybe fill the breach.
Bailey could be that guy, although I’m no longer announcing that he is, necessarily. Arriving as a college free agent out of Arizona State lower back in 2019, he has spent his entire NFL career with the Broncos.
Bailey was once on the practice squad for the majority of that span, however his fortunes started out to exchange in 2022 when he used to be known as upon to start at left guard in the season finale. Under Sean Payton, Bailey was active for all 17 video games and started one.
Listed as a tackle, the 6-foot-6, 323-pound Bailey presents positional flexibility, as he can play backyard or inside. The Broncos have him listed as a tackle, and it possibly represents the team’s view of him greater accurately.
Time will tell. For now, Bolles is on the roster, and he is complemented by way of his bookend at proper address Mike McGlinchey. The Broncos re-signed Cam Fleming closing summer, however he is set to hit free agency.
The Broncos additionally have 2023 college free agent Alex Palczewski, who impressed in training camp and preseason before getting hurt. He made the last roster out of camp, before the Broncos placed him on injured reserve. Payton likes Palczewski.
There’s also Demontrey Jacobs, who was once signed to a futures contract in the past this offseason. But past Bolles and McGlinchey, it is the two-start Bailey, who, at 28 years old, presently has the most ride in Denver.
Suffice to say, offensive handle is a role the Broncos will be searching to improve and bolster in the NFL draft and possibly even free agency, if the group can create enough cap area to have the ability to signal a veteran.
