DENVER — The Denver Broncos got a little something back for outside linebacker Randy Gregory.
The veteran pass rusher was traded Friday, along with the Broncos' 7th-round selection in the 2024 draft, to the John Lynch-Kyle Shanahan San Francisco 49ers in exchange for their 6th-round pick in the 2024 draft.
The Broncos are also paying $10.049 million of Gregory's remaining $10.889 million salary from this year. The 49ers only have to pay the pro-rated portion of a $1.08 million salary ($840,000).
For the Broncos, jumping one round late in the draft isn't much, but it beats nothing, which is what they would have wound up had they straight released him.
Gregory signed a five-year contract with the Broncos in March of 2022 that guaranteed $28 million over two seasons. The final three years are not guaranteed and figure to be either erased or restructured after this season.
He missed most of last season with a knee injury that required in-season surgery and was benched in game 4 this year in favor of Nik Bonitto.
Gregory wound up playing in just 10 games with the Broncos and had 3.0 sacks. But in the 49ers, Gregory is moving on to arguably the best team in the NFL.
"That's pretty good, I like it,'' said Frank Clark, a fellow Broncos' edge rusher with Gregory until the team and player mutually agreed to part ways Wednesday. "You're going to an automatic contender. One of the best teams in the NFL, probably with their record their showing to be the best team in the NFL right now.
"For Randy it's a great system, a great coaching staff, a great defensive unit. He adds a lot of depth to a group that was already loaded."
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