Overview

• The deal carries a base value of $106 million with $70 million guaranteed and an average of $26.5 million per year, per Athletes First and multiple reports.
• Bonitto becomes the highest-paid non-quarterback and top-paid defensive player in Broncos history.
• The 25-year-old earned the payday after a 2024 season with 13.5 sacks, a Pro Bowl nod and second-team All-Pro honors.
• He was entering the final year of his rookie contract at $5.3 million in 2025; the agreement arrives days before Sunday’s opener against the Titans.
• Denver’s cap will tighten in the short term, putting focus on other pending decisions such as defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers, as Bonitto publicly celebrated the deal on social media.