Broncos sign Zach Allen to 3rd-biggest DT contract in NFL

Zach Allen has secured the bag.

The Denver Broncos and their star defensive tackle have reached an agreement on a contract extension, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. The deal was reported Saturday morning.

The terms:

• 4 years
• $102 million
• $69.5 million guaranteed

Allen was entering the final year of his deal, but now he's with the Broncos for the long haul.

He becomes the third-highest-paid interior defensive lineman in the NFL.

Chris Jones of the Chiefs tops that chart at $158.75 million in total value and $31.75 million average.

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Next up is the Patriots' Milton Williams, at $104 million total and $26 million average.

Allen comes in with this $25.5 million average, just ahead of the Ravens' Nnamdi Madubuike and Lions' Alim McNeill.

The former Cardinals' third-round draft pick will turn 28 in August.

He has been moved around the defensive line in his career, but played as a defensive tackle on a four-man front in Denver in 2024 and put up a career-high 8.5 sacks to earn All-Pro honors. 

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Pro Football Focus ranked 219 interior defensive linemen for their pressure skills in 2024, and Allen ranked first on the entire list.

Allen is the second Broncos star to avoid going into a contract year. Earlier this week, Courtland Sutton reached agreement on his own extension to keep the star WR in town, too.

Not a bad time to be the Broncos, with stars left and right surrounding a rising second-year QB.

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