The Denver Broncos have agreed to terms on a four-year deal with rookie edge defender Derrek Tuszka, the team announced Wednesday.
Tuszka’s contract is expected to have a signing bonus of $75,492 with a total value of $3,370,492, according to KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis. His signing bonus will be prorated over the four years of his contract for salary cap purposes.
Tuszka (6-5, 246 pounds) totaled 133 tackles — including 42 tackles for losses — and 29.5 sacks during his four years at North Dakota State. As a senior last season, Tuszka recorded 48 tackles and a career-high 13.5 sacks. He also broke up five passes and forced a fumble in 2019.
Tuszka, one of the team’s seventh-round picks, will likely compete with Jeremiah Attaochu, Malik Reed and Malik Carney for one of the Broncos’ backup outside linebacker positions this summer.
Denver’s draft class will have combined salary cap hits of $9,980,665 but the net cap hit will be closer to $3,219,217. After signing their draft class, the Broncos will have about $13,837,021 in remaining salary cap space.
