Receiver Courtland Sutton agrees to
4-year, $92 million extension with Broncos, AP source says
[July 29, 2025]
By ARNIE STAPLETON
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland
Sutton has reached agreement on a four-year, $92 million extension,
a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on
Monday.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details of the
deal that runs through the 2029 season and averages $23 million and
includes $41 million in guarantees.
Sutton has had his best two seasons of his eight-year NFL career
under coach Sean Payton, who arrived in Denver in 2023. Sutton
caught a career-best 81 passes for 1,081 yards and eight touchdowns
last season, his first 1,000-yard campaign since 2019. He had a
career-high 10 TD catches the year before.
Sutton, who turns 30 this season, will earn an average of $23
million in his new deal, much more in line with upper-echelon wide
receivers across the NFL. His last deal included a $14 million
salary for its final year in 2025.
Sutton has been a limited participant in training camp as his agency
and the Broncos negotiated the new contract.
After the team's first full-padded practice Monday, Payton said,
“Well, he's gotten reps. He's gotten limited reps. And I think we're
... real close on the contract.”
Payton expressed no concern that Sutton hasn't had his full
complement of snaps so far with second-year quarterback Bo Nix.
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Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton takes part in drills
during an NFL football practice, Thursday, July 24, 2025, at the
team's headquarters in Centennial, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
“Not with a veteran like Courtland,” Payton said.
"He's real smart. Here's the deal, he's been participating in all
the individual, all the 1-on-1, he's gotten 7-on-7 work, he's gotten
team reps. He's just being smart. It would be different if you felt
like he was missing improvement or not being out here or just being
out here riding the bike or something. I kind of know that player
well enough to feel real good about where he's at and his mindset,
both mentally and physically.”
Other veterans who are angling for new deals this summer include
defensive lineman Zach Allen and rising star linebacker Nik Bonitto.
Notes: Payton said ILB Drew Sanders will be out an estimated six
weeks after tearing a ligament in his right foot at practice
Saturday. “The news for us was good news in that it's a ligament in
his foot and not a tendon,” Payton said. “The ligament repair is a
much easier one than that of a tendon.” Payton said Sanders hasn't
decided yet whether to have surgery or let the ligament heal on its
own. Sanders missed most of last season after tearing his left
Achilles tendon in the offseason.
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