http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_17569982Plenty of big numbers — bonus dollars and salary figures — can explain why the Broncos released veteran defensive tackles Jamal Williams and Justin Bannan last week.
Here's one number to help explain why the team chose to extend defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson's contract before he became a free agent: 28.
"He was the youngest one of the group and when you look at our defense, and the age on that side, we have to get younger," John Elway, the Broncos' executive vice president of football operations, said Tuesday.
With Vickerson signing a two-year deal that includes a $1 million bonus, the Broncos have three defensive tackles on their roster. The Broncos extended a restricted free-agent tender to Marcus Thomas last week, but they expect Thomas to test the free-agent market.
Elway said he would like to talk to Williams and Bannan once the NFL has a new collective bargaining agreement.