{"id":24813,"date":"2017-07-24T20:12:17","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T00:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=24813"},"modified":"2017-07-24T23:38:58","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T03:38:58","slug":"denver-broncos-extend-john-elways-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2017\/07\/24\/denver-broncos-extend-john-elways-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"The Denver Broncos Extend John Elway&#8217;s Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday afternoon, the Denver Broncos extended the contract of general manager, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/E\/ElwaJo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Elway<\/a> by five years. Since becoming the general manager, the Broncos are 67-29, and have appeared in two Super Bowls. As of writing this, the contract details haven&#8217;t been released, but it&#8217;s believed that the team will make him the NFL&#8217;s highest paid general manager.<\/p>\n<h2>The Denver Broncos Extend John Elway&#8217;s Contract<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Broncos and John Elway have agreed to a new 5-year contract that ties him to Denver through the 2021 season, source tells ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/889588397534310401\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There are very few human beings in NFL history that mean as much to a franchise as John Elway does to the Denver Broncos. He won two Super Bowls as the team&#8217;s starting quarterback, and he&#8217;s added another as a general manager. Elway played a crucial role in signing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/MannPe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peyton Manning<\/a>, who had the greatest passing season in NFL history as a Bronco.<\/p>\n<p>As well as luring big free agents like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WareDe99.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DeMarcus Ware<\/a>, Peyton Manning, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WelkWe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wes Welker<\/a> to Denver, Elway has proven to be a good drafter as well. His first draft pick was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/MillVo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Von Miller<\/a>, arguably the NFL&#8217;s best defensive player, and easily a top three pass rusher. Since then, he&#8217;s also drafted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WolfDe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Derek Wolfe<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/J\/JackMa02.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Malik Jackson<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/T\/TrevDa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Danny Trevathan<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RobyBr00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bradley Roby<\/a>, and others.<\/p>\n<h3>AFC Best<\/h3>\n<p>It was very important for the Denver Broncos to extend Elway, especially in the state the AFC West is in. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/CarrDe02.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Derek Carr<\/a> and the Oakland Raiders are one of the NFL&#8217;s hottest young teams, the Kansas City Chiefs are the best coached team outside of New England, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BosaJo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joey Bosa<\/a>&#8216;s Los Angeles Chargers are better than you might think. The Broncos need to make sure that the right man is making the big decisions if they want to keep up.<\/p>\n<p>The next big question for the Denver Broncos is simple. Who will start at quarterback? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/O\/OsweBr00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brock Osweiler<\/a> wasn&#8217;t the guy, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/L\/LyncPa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paxton Lynch<\/a> hasn&#8217;t panned out, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SiemTr00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trevor Siemian<\/a> is mediocre at best. 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