Broncos players and coaches returned to work rested after a full week out of the office.

Two men who apparently got no such reprieve over the Denver bye week: General manager George Paton and vice president of football administration Rich Hurtado.

Instead, they negotiated and finalized three in-house player extensions for core pieces to Sean Payton’s puzzle. Defensive lineman Malcolm Roach, center Luke Wattenberg and kicker Wil Lutz aren’t superstars, but each is a key player in his own right, each was set to hit free agency after the season and now each is signed with the Broncos through at least 2028.

In locking up this particular trio, the Broncos continued a massive, year-plus run of retaining their own players. They’ve now done 10 in-house extensions over the past 16 months startin

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