Denver Broncos Contracts: Defense 2013-2015

I'm going to use some specific language in these charts, here is an explanation:

Signed: Will have more years on the contract after that year

Contract Year: Final year of current contract

UFA: Unrestricted Free Agent, means the player is free to test the market

RFA: Means that any team can tender an offer, but the Broncos have the right to match OR the signing team must pony up some draft picks.

ERFA: Exclusive Rights Free Agent, The Player may be tendered a salary at the vet minimum for their position. Only the Broncos can negotiate.

Franchise Tag: Means that player is with the Broncos for that year, his contract once signed becomes fully guaranteed.

Below is a chart for both the defensive starters and backups

Defense-Starters

Player	POS	2013 status	2014 status	2015 status
Derek Wolfe	LDE	Signed	Signed	Contract Year
Kevin Vickerson	DT	Signed	Contract Year	UFA
Terrance Knighton	DT	Signed	Contract Year	UFA
Robert Ayers	RDE	Contract Year	UFA	---
Von Miller	Sam	Signed	Contract Year	UFA
Nate Irving	Mike	Signed	Contract Year	UFA
Wesley Woodyard	Will	Contract Year	UFA	---
Champ Bailey	CB	Signed	Contract Year	UFA
Rodgers-Cromartie	CB	Contract Year	UFA	---
Chris Harris	CB	Contract Year	RFA	---
Mike Adams	S	Contract Year	UFA	---
Rahim Moore	S	Signed	Contract Year	UFA
Quinton Carter	S	Signed	Contract Year	UFA

2013

Ayers, Woodyard, DRC, Harris and Adams are all in their contract years. Woodyard and Harris are in line for big raises. Ayers and DRC will depend with output, and Adams should be a goner.

2014

Ayers, Woodyard, DRC, and Adams all become UFA. Chris Harris becomes a RFA.

Vickerson, Knighton, Miller, Irving, Bailey, Moore and Carter are in their contract years.

2015

Vickerson, Knighton, Miller, Irving, Bailey, Moore and Carter all become UFA. Miller will demand a big payday. Bailey will take a big cut to come back (if he's still productive). The remaining players will carve up their own contract worth by what they do on the field the next couple of years.

Overall

11/13 starters will become UFA between now and 2015

Defense-Backups

Player	POS	2013 status	2014 status	2015 status
Malik Jackson	DE	Signed	Signed	Contract Year
Jeremy Beal	DE	Contract Year	ERFA	---
Sealver Siliga	DT	Contract Year	ERFA	---
Mitch Unrein	DT	Contract Year	RFA	---
Stewart Bradley	LB	Contract Year	UFA	---
Steven Johnson	LB	Signed	Contract Year	RFA
Joe Mays	LB	Signed	Contract Year	UFA
Danny Trevathan	LB	Signed	Signed	Contract Year
Omar Bolden	CB	Signed	Signed	Contract Year
David Bruton	S	Signed	Signed	Contract Year

2013

Beal, Siliga, Unrein, and Bradley are all in their contract years. None of these guys will garner big pay days.

2014

Beal and Siliga become ERFA, Unrein becomes a RFA, Bradley becomes a UFA

Steven Johnson and Joe Mays are in their contract years.

2015

Mays becomes a UFA, Johnson a RFA

Jackson, Trevathan, Bolden, and Bruton enter their contract years

Overall

2 out of 10 players will become UFA during this time. There are many more ERFA and RFA--Shows you how the Broncos have used UDFA to build quality depth on their team. Keep this in mind going forward.

Breaking it down by position group here are the totals expected to become UFA between now and 2015:

D-line: 3/8 (Ayers, Vickerson, Knighton)

LB: 6/7 (everyone except Danny Trevathan)

DB: 5/8 (Champ, DRC, Moore, Adams, Carter)

Total: 13/23 or about 61% of the starters and backups on defense will become UFA between now and 2015.

The most important ones to resign will be Wesley Woodyard, Von Miller, and Chris Harris.

Here's a reminder about the offense: In total, 19/24 or 79% of the offensive starters will become UFA between now and 2015

Specialists

Player	POS	2013 status	2014 status	2015 status
Britton Colquitt	P	Contract Year	UFA	---
Matt Prater	K	Signed	Signed	Contract Year
Aaron Brewer	LS	Signed	Contract Year	RFA

Only Colquitt becomes a UFA between now and 2015, no worries here (bring in competition for Prater).

Entire Roster

Of the 50 players I profiled on the roster, 33 or (66%) of them will become UFA between now and 2015.

Be afraid Broncos Country, be very afraid...MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA