After earning $478,112 and $575,000 over the last two seasons, Denver Broncos running back Phillip Lindsay is scheduled to earn $665,000 in 2020. Because he has two years of experience, though, Lindsay is eligible for a re-worked contract — and he’ll probably get one.
Lindsay (5-8, 190 pounds) played college football at Colorado and was not selected by the 2018 NFL draft. He then signed with the Broncos as a college free agent and he has gained 2,485 yards from scrimmage and has scored 17 touchdowns over the last two years.
Denver general manager John Elway said during his end-of-season press conference Monday that the team will “look at” revising Lindsay’s contract this offseason.
“We’ll get back into when we start planning and budgeting for 2020 and where we are money-wise,” Elway said. “Obviously, Phillip has done a tremendous job and being the first college free agent to go over 1,000 yards [in two consecutive years to start his career].
“As Vic [Fangio] said last night, there are 32 dumb-dumbs that didn’t draft him and I was one of them. Thank God we talked him into coming here.”
Under his current contract, Lindsay is set to become a free agent in 2021. Denver will probably give him an extension before then.
