The Denver Broncos already acted this year to keep cornerback Patrick Surtain II out of NFL free agency at the end of the 2024 season. Now the Broncos have moved to keep the former Alabama All-American in Denver with a long-term contract.
Surtain and the Broncos have agreed on a four-year, $96 million contract extension that has the highest average value of any deal for a defensive back in NFL history, thednvr.com, NFL Network and ESPN reported on Wednesday.
At $24 million per season, the average value of Surtain’s new contract surpasses the $21 million average of cornerback Jaire Alexander with the Green Bay Packers.
Surtain’s deal includes a reported $77.5 million in guaranteed money, surpassing the previous high for a cornerback of $71.25 million of the Cleveland Browns’ Denzel Ward.
