At age 32, Garett Bolles will be a free agent at season’s end, his eighth with the Broncos. He faces an uncertain future in Denver. He shouldn’t.
Garett Bolles of the Denver Broncos growls after the second half of the Broncos’ 33-10 win over the New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. It is the first play of the fourth quarter in New Orleans, and Broncos left tackle Garett Bolles slams his right hand into Chase Young’s chest. Young loses his balance, if not his dignity, as he falls face-first into the turf.
It symbolized his character and gratitude. His family still lives in Denver and Simmons admitted this week he views himself as a “Bronco for life” even as he wears red and black.“I would love to finish here. The ball is not in my court. It’s in the front office’s court, Coach Payton and coach Strief’s court. My job is to play good football day in and day out. I am not worried about what’s happening.
Simmons plays free safety, a position that Payton, along with the rest of the NFL, viewed as a luxury this past offseason. Cutting Simmons saved the Broncos $14.5 million in salary cap space. But it was not about money as much as philosophy. Payton no longer wanted a ball-hawking center fielder, but a big hitter, adding Brandon Jones for a fraction of the cost .
The Broncos have had multiple opportunities to give Bolles a contract extension over the last nine months. There has been no cha-ching. Only crickets. They could have done it before trading Baron Browning if they wanted financial wiggle room. They could have done it in September before adding voidable years to Courtland Sutton’s contract to create salary cap space.
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