The Denver Broncos made a contract offer to pending free agent center Connor McGovern on Monday but pulled that offer after agreeing to terms with Graham Glasgow, according to a report from KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis.
Glasgow, like McGovern, is a guard/center. He agreed to a four-year, $44 million contract with Denver on Monday. That deal won’t become official until the new league year begins on Wednesday.
The Broncos also placed a second-round tender on offensive lineman Elijah Wilkinson on Monday. If Denver plans to start Wilkinson at right guard, Glasgow will start at center, making McGovern expendable.
The Broncos could have kept McGovern and started Glasgow at guard but he “has good interest from other teams,” according to Klis. McGovern’s price might be out of Denver’s range after the team invested in Glasgow.
If the Broncos bring in another center this offseason — either through free agency or the draft — Glasgow might still end up playing guard.
