Football Outsiders · May 24, 2021
Lack of Edge Rushers Could Bite Chiefs and Chargers
For this May round of Four Downs, we will be looking at each team's biggest remaining need as well as notable undrafted free agents who will be going to camp with each franchise.
DENVER BRONCOS
Biggest Need: Quarterback
For all any of us know, Aaron Rodgers could be wearing a Broncos uniform by the time the season rolls around. That probably will not be a reality until after June 1, though, due to how Rodgers' cap hits can be divided up after that point. The Packers would have to eat $38 million in dead cap if Rodgers were to be released or traded before June 1, but that number falls to $21 million if released or traded afterwards, with the remaining $17 million getting pushed to the 2022 cap.
