The Denver Broncos were busy over the last 72 hours.
The Broncos quietly gave pass rusher Jonathon Cooper a four-year, $60 million contract extension on Saturday. Two days later, Denver traded fellow edge defender Baron Browning to the Arizona Cardinals for a sixth-round draft pick.
Following the news of the Browning extension, here’s a sampling of how fans and pundits reacted to the deal on Twitter/X.
💙🧡 Broncos and their Underdog stories, man https://t.co/vRm0xwCkT5
— 🄱🄾🄶🄶🄸🄽🅂 (@Mr_Boggins) November 4, 2024
Jonathan Cooper is having a really strong season. He plays with a constant motor that never quicks and teammates feed off of it. Smart to lock him up sooner rather than later. It felt like the price was only going to go up after the season.
So, the #broncos trade one Buckeye…
— James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) November 4, 2024
Ahhh okay that’s a fantastic deal https://t.co/8IlCeh4lPv
— Frankie Abbott (@FrankiesFilm) November 4, 2024
I’ll say this too. In my personal opinion Coop would’ve been pushing $18M+ per year on the open market and took a hometown discount to stay in Denver.
These are the types of guys that build the foundation of a teams culture.— Frankie Abbott (@FrankiesFilm) November 4, 2024
7th rounder to a top paid edge
Baller @JonathonCooper7 pic.twitter.com/L0A7zOchh5
— Bryce 🎸 (@MileHighMims) November 4, 2024
Hell yeah!! https://t.co/2CbrOW0FG2
— MileHighReport (@MileHighReport) November 4, 2024
What a whirlwind of emotions for me.
I'm so beyond excited for Coop while simultaneously gutted that Baron is gone https://t.co/Bj5oj4XY4Z
— Mile High Mario (@VetanzeTherapy) November 4, 2024
And that's a third 2021 Broncos draft pick to get a new deal. https://t.co/U1CroXvEPR
— Bob Morris (@BobMorrisSports) November 4, 2024
As reported by @mikeklis9news, Jonathon Cooper got $33 million in guaranteed money to re-sign with the Broncos.
This comes after the Broncos gave $122.5 million in guarantees to two other 2021 draft picks — Quinn Meinerz ($45M) & Pat Surtain II ($77.5M).
How you build a team.
— Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) November 4, 2024
Traded Browning ✅
Signed Cooper ✅
Nice work Broncos! pic.twitter.com/vR8AkQdrZu
— Mike Carmellini (@Mike_Carmellini) November 4, 2024
I don’t usually look up articles of myself or read them if it’s positive but I just wanted to say thank you for this and thank you for helping me remember where I came from.
— Jonathon Cooper (@JonathonCooper7) November 4, 2024
The NFL’s trade deadline is 2 p.m. MT on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
