Thread: Matt Prater signed to four year deal

Per Elway's Tweets:

RT @johnelway: Happy to announce we have signed kicker Matt Prater to a new four-year deal. This was the final piece in setting our roster for camp, and we are thrilled Matt is going to be a Bronco for a long time. Matt has developed into one of the NFL’s elite kickers and is a big part of our team.

BRONCOS need a kicker so this is good.

Has all the BRONCOS players signed?

America!

The Broncos have signed kicker Matt Prater to a four-year contract, according to a tweet from team executive vice president John Elway Monday morning.

"Matt has developed into one of the NFL's elite kickers and is a big part of our team," Elway tweeted.

The Broncos' strong-legged kicker missed the team's entire offseason program in protest of his $2.654 million franchise tag, which was tendered in lieu of a long-term contract.

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very nice.

Nice!


He's the best kicker we have had since Elam so this is good. He's young and clutch with a big leg. Hope he ends up being a life long Bronco.

Aroogadooga!!! Thanks Broncos FO!

If this was the final piece, does anyone know what happened with the Clady negotiations?

Prater sucks between 40-49 yards out. The rest of his game makes up for it though. He's clutch in the 4th quarter and OT, and kickoff returns against Denver at Invesco are nearly non-existant due the cannon hanging off of his hip. Glad to see him back.

Originally Posted by Ziggy

Prater sucks between 40-49 yards out. The rest of his game makes up for it though. He's clutch in the 4th quarter and OT, and kickoff returns against Denver at Invesco are nearly non-existant due the cannon hanging off of his hip. Glad to see him back.

Seems to me I remember Elam having some problems from 40-49 yards at one point in his career. I'm hoping Prater just had a bump in the road. Like you said, hes clutch when the chips are down and he is the most accurate 50 yard kicker and beyond in league history.

That will pay for a lot of strippers and hotel rooms.

Good for him

Originally Posted by SeeingRed

America!

F%*£ yeah!

Nice.

4 years, $13 million, $3 million signing bonus.

Prater had four game-winning field goals last season, including three consecutive weeks in which he kicked the winner on the final play. He also led the league in touchback percentage (70.1) as 47 of his 67 kickoffs were not returned.

Entering his sixth NFL season, Prater now ranks second in Broncos' history with an 80.4 percent field goal conversion rate, just behind Jason Elam (80.6 percent). He is also one of the league's best from long range having made 12-of-16 kicks from 50 yards or more and has converted 28-of-29 kicks in the fourth quarter or overtime.

This was an important signing. With Manning, having an effective kicker is even more important. Most of his drives will produce points. You're not going to see a lot of 3 and outs like with Tebow. For every drive that doesn't score a TD you need an accurate FG kicker like Prater.

At altitude you've got to have a great long-distance kicker because your effective FG range is greater, but you can't take advantage of those scoring opportunities unless you have a good kicker.

People underrate the value of an elite FG kicker, but its a big part of a winning team.