The Broncos’ secondary is going to look different in 2024.
Denver’s first move in free agency Monday was to agree to a three-year deal with former Miami safety Brandon Jones. Multiple sources confirmed the agreement to The Post. Contracts cannot officially be signed until after 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Jones is getting $12.5 million guaranteed from Denver on a deal worth $20 million (up to $22.5 million), a source said.
Jones was a regular in the Dolphins’ secondary, starting 30 games over the first four years of his career. That included six starts in 2023 among 16 appearances for Miami. He had two interceptions and 48 tackles in Vic Fangio’s defense this fall. Jones has done a little bit of everything in his career so far, including a five-sack season in 2021.
The 2020 third-round draft pick will be counted on to help replace franchise cornerstone Justin Simmons, who was released Thursday after eight years in Denver.
The Broncos on Saturday also agreed to terms on a two-year extension with P.J. Locke, who would have become a free agent this week.
Denver’s going to have some serious familiarity in the room, even without Simmons. Locke, Jones and Caden Sterns all played in college at Texas.
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Locke went undrafted in 2019. Then Jones was a third-round pick in 2020 and Sterns followed as a fifth-round pick in 2021.
The room will also feature second-year man JL Skinner and also Delarrin Turner-Yell, though he will miss the first chunk of the season at least after a major knee injury in Week 17.
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