While the Super Bowl winner lost its second quarterback in less than a week, the loser of the big game held on to two key performers.
With Peyton Manning retired; his presumed successor, Brock Osweiler, heading to the Houston Texans; defensive end Malik Jackson going to the Jacksonville Jaguars; and linebacker Danny Trevathan now with the Chicago Bears, the Denver Broncos have been weakened. The Super Bowl’s most valuable player, Von Miller, has been tagged as a franchise player, though, and will not be going anywhere.
The Carolina Panthers, who lost, 24-10, to Denver in the Super Bowl, retained the All-Pro fullback Mike Tolbert and re-signed defensive end Charles Johnson to a lower salary on Wednesday.