Broncos' 2025 free-agent signing selected as 'most overpaid' player

Broncos’ 2025 free-agent signing selected as ‘most overpaid’ player centers on Evan Engram’s contract and declining production in Denver. The team’s George Paton added Engram last offseason on a two-year, $23 million deal after earlier moves that included Talanoa Hufanga and Dre Greenlaw. In Engram’s first season with the Broncos, he recorded 50 receptions for 461 yards and one touchdown, with several quiet outings. Ahead of year two, Moe Moton of Bleacher Report labeled Engram the NFL’s most overpaid tight end, citing a 2023 Pro Bowl surge of 114 catches for 963 yards and four TDs and a drop to fewer than 51 catches and 462 yards with one score in both 2024 and 2025. The Broncos also have a crowded wide receiver group, potentially limiting his targets. Dallas Mavericks? No—this analysis remains focused on Denver’s offensive questions, including rookie additions Justin Joly and Dallen Bentley.