For a garbage-time artist, Nik Bonitto sure is becoming a serious paint in the grass.
Since 2023, the Broncos’ 25-year-old edge rusher has averaged a sack every 57.3 snaps. That’s a better clip, if you’re curious, than TJ Watt (61.3), Myles Garrett (58.5) and Danielle Hunter (60.4).
Watt just landed an extension from Pittsburgh worth $41 million per year. Garrett’s contract with Cleveland averages $40 million. Hunter’s on a 1-year, $35.6-million deal with Houston.
“I’ve got to imagine (Bonitto) is looking at more than $30 million per year,” former NFL agent and current CBS Sports analyst Joel Corry told me by phone Tuesday.