Courtland Sutton has two years left on his four-year, $60 million contract extension he signed with the Denver Broncos in 2021 and has $2 million guaranteed and $26.5 million remaining. Sutton wants a $2 or $3 million raise in order to earn in the $15-$16 million range.
He expressed his displeasure by holding out of voluntary workouts and voluntary organized team activities (OTAs) but attended mandatory minicamp.
The Denver Broncos’ 1-Time Pro Bowler attended mandatory minicamp
Courtland Sutton attended mandatory minicamp because he didn’t want to be fined $101,000 and the Broncos already knew that he was displeased with his current contract.
“It was something that was conversed about,” Sutton said. “My team and I had conversations about it. Missing OTAs wasn’t easy for me. I love ball, I love this game. I love the comradery that it brings with my teammates. … So it was definitely something that was considered. I wasn’t – I’m not going to say I wasn’t a fan [of missing OTAs] – but obviously I’m here, you know? So that’s the biggest thing. I wanted to make sure that it was known that, yeah, I was upset about how the contract went about, how the conversation went about, how the stalemate has persisted, but I also want it to be known that I love ball. I love the guys.”
He is hopeful a deal gets done during their month-and-a-half break.
Courtland Sutton hopes he can get a deal done before training camp
The Broncos have a month and a half off before training camp begins. Sutton hopes they can get a deal done before training camp.
“We’ll see what happens. We’ve got a month for things to get situated,” Sutton said of getting a deal before training camp. “Hopefully things get situated because you know … this is where I want to be. This is home. This is where I want to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. This is the place where I want to be able to retire. This is the place where I want to be in the Broncos’ Ring of Honor.”
He doesn’t rule out a training camp holdout.
Courtland Sutton doesn’t rule out a training camp holdout
“You know we’ll see, we’ll see what happens,” Sutton said when asked if he’ll show up for training camp if his contract negotiations remain at a stalemate. “Got a month to be able to get things situated, hopefully things get situated because, you know, as you all have heard and I will continue to say this, this is where I want to be. This is home.”
