The Broncos will be in the market during free agency and the draft for a new starting nose tackle.
Veteran Domata Peko, an unrestricted free agent next month, is not expected to return, a source confirmed Thursday.
Peko, 34, played the last two seasons ($7.5 million contract) for the Broncos after spending the first 11 years of his career with Cincinnati. He had 69 tackles and 1 1/2 sacks in 30 games for the Broncos.
Peko played 522 of 1,077 snaps in 2018. Per the Denver Post’s game charting, he had 11 run “stuffs” (gain of three or fewer yards).