The Broncos made a controversial decision to sign Ty Warren to a 2 year, 8 million dollar deal with a 2.5 million dollar signing bonus last offseason. It didn’t get any better when Warren, who had missed the entirety of the 2010 season with a hip injury, needed surgery on his triceps that ended up costing him his entire 2011 season as well. He’s owed 4 million dollars in 2012, a ridiculous amount for someone who hasn’t played since 2009, and the Broncos are logically asking him to take a pay cut to the 1-1.5 million dollar range.

Warren is refusing and it could end with him getting cut, meaning the Broncos would have paid him 2.5 million dollars for absolutely nothing. Warren would be smart to take the pay cut because I doubt he gets anything close to that amount guaranteed on the open market. Denver is still one of the neediest teams at defensive tackle, even after taking Derek Wolfe in the 2^nd round in April’s 2012 NFL Draft so they’d need Warren more than anyone would. On the open market, he might not find a single taker. We’ll have to see how this plays out.