The details of Christian Covington’s one-year contract with the Broncos are now known.
Covington’s contract is worth $1.5 million, including a $1.25 million base salary, according to KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis. Of that $1.5 million, $625,000 is guaranteed. Covington can also earn $250,000 through per-game roster bonuses, according to Klis.
Covington (6-2, 300 pounds) has totaled 93 tackles and 8.5 sacks in five seasons, playing mostly as a rotational defensive lineman.
In Denver, Covington will join a defensive line room that already includes Shelby Harris, Mike Purcell, Jurrell Casey, DeMarcus Walker, Dre’Mont Jones and McTelvin Agim. Last year, the Broncos carried six defensive linemen on their initial 53-man roster.
After adding in Covington’s cap hit, OverTheCap.com estimates that Denver has $17,250,120 in remaining 2020 salary cap space. The Broncos still have to sign their 10-player draft class but the team could make a few more bargain signings if they want to.
Denver will likely want to have around $10 million in cap space going into the season to sign injury replacements. If they do not use all of their 2020 cap space, unused cap will roll over and be added to the team’s 2021 cap total.
