Overview
- Powers agreed to a one-year restructured deal that reduces his scheduled 2026 pay but increases the guaranteed portion of his contract, according to reporting from Mike Klis and team coverage.
- The change, reported Monday, lowers Denver’s immediate salary charge and gives Powers more financial security for 2026 than his original non-guaranteed $13 million figure would have provided.
- Powers has missed significant time with injuries, including a torn biceps in 2025 and a Lisfranc foot injury that required offseason surgery after he played through it late last season.
- Alex Palczewski, who filled in at left guard during Powers’s absences, is positioned to challenge for the starting job at training camp this summer.
- This is another cap-management move in a pattern of prior restructures by Powers, and it lets the Broncos protect roster flexibility as they evaluate line play and finalize their 53-man decisions.