The Broncos have locked in one piece of the puzzle to next season’s plans at inside linebacker.
Denver has agreed to terms to re-sign veteran inside linebacker Justin Strnad, a source with knowledge of the contract confirmed to The Denver Post. It’s a three-year deal worth a total of $18 million for Strnad, with $10 million guaranteed at signing.
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A fifth-round pick by the Broncos in the 2020 NFL Draft, Strnad has blossomed as a fill-in linebacker across the last two seasons, starting eight games in 2024 before a true breakout season in 2025. In eight more starts in reserve of both Dre Greenlaw and Alex Singleton, Strnad racked up 58 tackles and an interception in 17 games and was a true weapon on blitzes, with 4.5 sacks and eight quarterback hits.
At the NFL Combine in late February, general manager George Paton made clear the Broncos were looking to retain both Strnad and Singleton, two key contributors to Vance Joseph's top-three defense last season.
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Strnad's re-signing may mean that Denver moves on from one of Singleton or Greenlaw, though, as cutting the latter would save Denver $6 million in cap space. Strnad re-upped with Denver in last year's free agency on a bargain-bin one-year, $2.8 million deal, and told The Denver Post point-blank after the season that he saw himself as a starter in the NFL.
"I mean, to be honest — I don’t think I would be back here if it’s not in a starter role," Strnad said in late January.
The deal, then -- $6 million would be high-end value for a backup middle linebacker -- signals a changing of the guard for Denver's plans in 2026, with Strnad likely to step fully into the sun after five seasons as a reserve.
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