ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- With an already snug salary cap, the Denver Broncos made their choice this week about which pending free agent at outside linebacker they had room to keep.
The Broncos signed Jonathon Cooper to a four-year extension worth $60 million with $33 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday.
Cooper has been called one of the team's high-effort players by coach Sean Payton and is second on the team in sacks with 5.5, just behind Nik Bonitto's team-leading six. The Broncos, tied for second in the league in sacks with 31, have 12 different players with at least half a sack over the first nine games.