The Denver Broncos will not place a tender on restricted free agent Brandon Allen but the team is trying to re-sign him, according to a report from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
Denver would like to have Allen return as a backup candidate but only at the right price. Placing an original-round tender on Allen would have given him a $2,144,000 salary in 2020. The veteran minimum for a fourth-year player like Allen is $820,000 ($1.324 million less than the cost of a tender).
Because the Broncos did not use a tender, other teams will be allowed to negotiate with him. So there’s no guarantee that Allen will return.
After Joe Flacco went down with a neck injury last season, Allen started three games and completed 46.4 percent of his passes for 515 yards with three touchdown passes against two interceptions. Denver then benched Allen and started Drew Lock in the final five games of the season.
