Broncos restructure Ben Powers contract, saving salary cap space
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 31, 2026, 1:19 PM
Last updated Jul 31, 2026
The Denver Broncos announced a restructuring of Ben Powers' contract, which has decreased his base salary from $12.49 million to $4.65 million. The restructured deal includes a $500,000 signing bonus and additional incentives that could bring his total earnings to $6 million. This change reduces his salary cap hit from $18.155 million to $10.6 million, providing the Broncos with approximately $37 million in salary cap space for the upcoming season. The team intends to use some of the additional cap space for contract extensions of in-house players.
- •Ben Powers' base salary drops to $4.65 million after restructuring.
- •The new contract includes a $500,000 signing bonus and performance incentives.
- •Powers can earn up to $2 million more based on incentives.
- •Broncos save about $7.55 million in 2026 salary cap space.
- •The team has approximately $37 million in available cap space.
- 1:19 PMYahoo Sports — Ben Powers contract details: Broncos get big salary cap relief
"The Denver Post has published Ben Powers' contract details, and the Broncos got a nice salary cap boost.
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