Jeff Legwold
..........Mend the fences: The Broncos have earned a reputation as a hard-line team in negotiations -- in their own locker room. The sometimes-plodding offseason talks with wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, a team captain and three-time Pro Bowl selection who is among the elite at his position, only reinforced that the team doesn’t always want to keep its owns players if it means inking the kinds of deals they have given to free agents. Of the team's top 10 multiyear contracts in terms of total value, only three -- Clady, Thomas and Chris Harris Jr. -- are second contracts given to homegrown Broncos. Given the number of free agents the team has let walk in the last two years, it is something the Broncos might have to address with team leaders moving forward.
..........Mend the fences: The Broncos have earned a reputation as a hard-line team in negotiations -- in their own locker room. The sometimes-plodding offseason talks with wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, a team captain and three-time Pro Bowl selection who is among the elite at his position, only reinforced that the team doesn’t always want to keep its owns players if it means inking the kinds of deals they have given to free agents. Of the team's top 10 multiyear contracts in terms of total value, only three -- Clady, Thomas and Chris Harris Jr. -- are second contracts given to homegrown Broncos. Given the number of free agents the team has let walk in the last two years, it is something the Broncos might have to address with team leaders moving forward.
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