DENVER — When December rolls around, Cooper Kupp might have a few shiny thank-you gifts waiting in his stocking in Seattle.
The NFL’s free-agency floodgates opened last Monday, now slowly retracting as the Broncos and other teams have raced to ink a majority of the top talent on the market. Meanwhile, a logjam has built among a group of unsigned veteran receivers — a slew of aging yet productive pass-catchers vying for their next contract.
But the 31-year-old Kupp’s hefty three-year, $45-million deal with the Seahawks — a price point the Broncos likely wouldn’t have been interested in — has provided a window to revamp the NFL’s wide-receiver sweepstakes.