Elway and Pay a Ton have a real soft spot for brokedicks. Look at the amount of money they’re paying to players on injured reserve.
Looking at the future salary tables for Denver is hilarious. 5 of their highest-paid players next year are currently on IR. Three of those are due almost 20 mil, including Brokedick Gregory, who has a huge dead cap figure. And of course, Wilson’s cap hit keeps going up until it skyrockets in a few years. 6 of their 8 highest paid players have had significant injuries in recent years. And even Wilson has started to have injury concerns.
Meanwhile, KC’s salary situation looks great. The players that they’re bound to are reliable and productive. And virtually every player on next year’s FA list is someone that they likely won’t mind parting ways with (Hardman, Wylie, Nnadi, Henne, etc). Including, presumably, Brown. They’ll either find a much cheaper replacement who offers similar production or pay for a really good one.
And, of course, they have a boatload of draft picks next year while Denver doesn’t even have a 1st or 2nd.
Good thing Denver’s roster is looooooaded and they don’t have to worry about closing the gap.
