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How much guaranteed money do the Denver Broncos have?

The Dallas Cowboys have the most contract dollars and the Kansas City Chiefs have the most guaranteed money to their players, but where do the Denver Broncos land?

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With over $680 million in contracts, the Dallas Cowboys pay their players more richly than any other NFL team.  They are a mere sixth when it comes to guaranteed month, however. The Kansas City Chiefs have committed a total of $297 million in guaranteed money. That's a lot of dough.

Meanwhile, the cheapest team is the Oakland Raiders who have only committed a whooping $385 million combined, but that doesn't explain why they struggle to win as the second cheapest team is the reigning Super Bowl champion New England Patriots. The Patriots also have the least amount of guaranteed money committed to their roster with just $145 million.

So where do the Denver Broncos land?

To put it short, in the middle. The Broncos rank 16th in total contracts at $565 million and 15th in total guaranteed money at $232 million. This pleases me. John Elway appears unwilling to mortgage the future as heavily as a team like the Chiefs, but is willing to offer a competitive wage to players in general. The Broncos rank 12th in average value of contracts, which means Elway is also giving more bang for the buck to Broncos players.

Here's the full list from Spotrac.com:

Total Contracts Current Average Contract
Team Total Contracts Total Guarantees % Guaranteed Yrs Value AAV
DAL $680,797,708 $263,928,034 38.77% 3 $7,391,940 $2,463,980
NO $647,338,788 $273,253,853 42.21% 3 $7,289,851 $2,429,950
KC $636,096,945 $297,026,071 46.70% 3 $6,983,936 $2,327,979
PHI $629,757,638 $269,193,560 42.75% 3 $6,622,057 $2,207,352
GB $627,809,868 $196,969,213 31.37% 3 $6,761,063 $2,253,688
CLE $626,160,218 $261,104,122 41.70% 3 $6,911,269 $2,303,756
SD $621,670,808 $241,734,405 38.88% 3 $6,728,038 $2,242,679
NYJ $621,638,469 $268,327,370 43.16% 3 $6,976,862 $2,325,621
MIA $618,930,825 $284,548,012 45.97% 3 $7,218,974 $2,406,325
BUF $598,197,241 $255,348,860 42.69% 3 $6,508,510 $2,169,503
CIN $593,412,068 $174,482,487 29.40% 3 $6,452,468 $2,150,823
SF $586,476,351 $206,842,065 35.27% 3 $6,524,378 $2,174,793
HOU $584,585,397 $246,104,135 42.10% 3 $6,265,652 $2,088,551
PIT $578,666,049 $168,603,850 29.14% 3 $6,788,933 $2,262,978
CHI $571,919,996 $243,752,708 42.62% 3 $6,647,655 $2,215,885
DEN $565,363,376 $232,433,959 41.11% 3 $6,635,720 $2,211,907
TEN $557,309,154 $212,876,210 38.20% 3 $6,001,822 $2,000,607
BAL $556,168,551 $191,324,617 34.40% 3 $6,300,764 $2,100,255
JAC $548,054,488 $236,817,396 43.21% 3 $5,708,900 $1,902,967
MIN $545,590,814 $230,557,700 42.26% 3 $5,866,567 $1,955,522
WAS $541,231,357 $217,015,230 40.10% 3 $6,021,040 $2,007,013
SEA $539,609,278 $214,254,356 39.71% 3 $6,134,246 $2,044,749
CAR $526,335,003 $219,278,595 41.66% 3 $6,694,953 $2,231,651
DET $524,679,426 $237,186,495 45.21% 3 $6,382,960 $2,127,653
ARI $520,136,900 $217,626,496 41.84% 3 $5,933,346 $1,977,782
NYG $510,908,078 $179,358,458 35.11% 3 $5,992,822 $1,997,607
STL $510,602,713 $251,091,658 49.18% 3 $5,516,450 $1,838,817
ATL $501,120,940 $189,018,612 37.72% 3 $5,706,660 $1,902,220
TB $489,543,538 $206,799,053 42.24% 3 $5,781,099 $1,927,033
IND $474,844,610 $186,906,714 39.36% 3 $5,361,033 $1,787,011
NE $411,716,058 $145,050,555 35.23% 3 $5,237,229 $1,745,743
OAK $385,167,828 $162,413,497 42.17% 3 $4,755,158 $1,585,053