When the Broncos drafted tight end Greg Dulcich in the third round last month, Eric Saubert thought that signaled the end of his tenure with the Broncos.
But general manager George Paton had other plans.
“When they took Greg, I was like, ‘Ok, no way I’m coming back to Denver,'” Saubert recalled. “My agent called me and said, ‘You never know, but it looks like you’ll be going somewhere else (as a free agent). But to my surprise, George then called and talked to my agent, and made it clear the Broncos still wanted me.”
Saubert, 28, re-signed with Denver on May 4, a one-year deal with a $1,047,500 cap hit.