As a player picked in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft, Denver Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain is eligible to receive a fifth-year contract option for the 2025 season worth $19,802,000.
Denver will likely pick up the option, but the deadline is not until May 2, so there’s no rush.
“Yeah, we’ll look into it,” general manager George Paton said at the NFL combine in February. “We have a lot going on before that, we have free agency then we have the draft. Pat is going to be here.
“Obviously, we value Pat, and we’ll see where that goes. We’ll work on that. I would say it’s pretty close. That’s an easy one. That’s one of the easier decisions we’ll make.”
The Broncos are a bit busy at the moment with NFL free agency, and as Paton noted, the NFL draft will follow next month. Once the offseason frenzy starts to die down, picking up Surtain’s fifth-year option should be an easy decision for Denver.
Eventually, the Broncos will work on a long-term extension for Patrick, perhaps getting a deal done before the fifth-year option even kicks in. First things, first, though, Denver will likely secure the 2025 season by picking up his option before May 2.
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