"ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton has repeatedly said just how much he believes in the current roster and the team has kept writing checks to prove it. Center Luke Wattenberg, one of Denver's fifth-round picks in the 2022 draft, is the latest starter to agree to a contract extension and the second in the last week. Multiple sources confirmed the four-year, $48 million extension Wednesday morning for Wattenberg, who has been the starter for the last two seasons."
"Wattenberg, who was scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent in March, is the latest in a growing list of Broncos players to agree to an extension with the team. Kicker Wil Lutz agreed to a three-year contract extension within the last week while wide receiver Courtland Sutton, defensive end Zach Allen and outside linebacker Nik Bonitto each agreed to multiyear extensions just before the start of the regular season."
"Payton said earlier this week that Lutz had been one of "several" players the Broncos had reached out to in recent weeks, including last week's bye week for the team, about contract talks. The Broncos, at 9-2, have an eight-game win streak, the team's longest win streak since an 11-game win streak in 2012. "We spent time [on contracts], [general manager] George [Paton] and I, before the break and discussed a number of players that we're going to visit with," Payton said Monday."
The Denver Broncos extended center Luke Wattenberg on a four-year, $48 million deal after he started for two seasons following a 2022 fifth-round selection. Wattenberg was set to be an unrestricted free agent in March. The team has also extended kicker Wil Lutz, receiver Courtland Sutton, defensive end Zach Allen and outside linebacker Nik Bonitto in recent weeks. Coach Sean Payton and general manager George Paton engaged in contract discussions around the bye week while the Broncos sit 9-2 and riding an eight-game win streak, the franchise's longest since 2012.
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