Broncos' Nik Bonitto gets $93 million contract update compared to George Karlaftis deal

The Denver Broncos are due to pay Nik Bonitto sooner rather than later.

The star edge rusher now has a contract to compare to.

The Kansas City Chiefs just extended George Karlaftis for four years and $93 million. 

Given that Bonitto and Karlaftis are contemporaries on their NFL timeline, that shows what might be a ceiling on a Bonitto contract.

SI's Erick Trickel compared the pair's stats through the years:

"In their careers, Bonitto has 23 sacks, compared to Karlaftis’ 24.5, with 49 games played and 44 starts for Karlaftis, versus 47 games played and 20 starts for Bonitto. Karlaftis also has more passes deflected with 15 to Bonittos' 9, more tackles with 115 to 92, and more quarterback hits with 56  to 47. The only thing Bonitto has more of is fumbles forced."

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That paragraph makes you think that Bonitto will come in just a bit shy of Karlaftis' $93 million.

It still seems like Bonitto should get at least $20 million per year.

And if Denver wants to make things easy, maybe it's a contract that should get done early in training camp.

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