One of Denver’s defensive backs is officially back in the fold.
The Broncos announced on Friday that corner Ja’Quan McMillian has signed his second-round restricted free-agent tender.
McMillian is now set to earn $5.767 million on his one-year deal with the club.
The Broncos and McMillian are still able to negotiate a long-term deal for the time being.
McMillian, 25, appeared in 17 games with three starts for Denver in 2025. He recorded 56 total tackles with five tackles for loss, nine passes defensed, two interceptions, two forced fumbles, and 4.0 sacks.
In his 51 career games with 16 starts, McMillian has tallied six interceptions, 24 passes defensed, and 7.0 sacks.
The Broncos did not tender running back Jaleel McLaughlin as a restricted free agent, allowing him to hit the open market this week.
But McLaughlin is not headed elsewhere.
Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, McLaughlin has agreed to re-sign with Denver on a one-year deal.
McLaughlin, 25, joined the Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2023. He appeared in eight games for Denver in 2025, recording 187 yards rushing with a touchdown and four receptions for 27 yards.
In all, he’s appeared in 41 games with nine starts, recording 1,093 yards rushing with three TDs. He’s also caught 59 passes for 263 yards with four TDs.
With McLaughlin in tow, Denver will have all of its running backs from 2025 returning to the club in 2026 with J.K. Dobbins, RJ Harvey, and Tyler Badie.
Dre Greenlaw is headed back to the Bay.
After being released by the Broncos this week, Greenlaw has agreed to return to the 49ers on a one-year deal, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media.
The deal is reportedly worth $7.5 million.
Greenlaw, 28, was a fifth-round pick in the 2019 draft. He played his first six seasons with the 49ers, becoming a critical part of the club’s defense. He suffered a torn Achilles during Super Bowl LVIII — which San Francisco eventually lost to Kansas City in overtime — before coming back to play two games late in the season for the club in 2024.
After signing with the Broncos as a free agent last year, he played eight games with seven starts in 2025. He finished the year with 43 total tackles, two tackles for loss, and two quarterback hits along with an interception, a forced fumble, and one sack.
Greenlaw has appeared in 72 career games with 63 starts, recording four interceptions, 16 passes defensed, 4.5 sacks, and 20 tackles for loss.
The Broncos are bringing back one of their receivers.
Denver announced on Thursday that the club has re-signed Lil’Jordan Humphrey to a one-year deal.
Humphrey, 27, appears to be a receiver head coach Sean Payton doesn’t know how to quit. After bringing Humphrey into the league with New Orleans as an undrafted free agent, Payton brought Humphrey to Denver in 2023 for a pair of seasons.
Though Humphrey signed a one-year deal with the Giants as a free agent in 2025, Denver signed Humphrey off of New York’s practice squad in November. He appeared in seven regular-season games for the Broncos, catching nine passes for 101 yards with a touchdown. Humphrey then had three catches for 38 yards with a TD in the postseason.
In his seven seasons, Humphrey has 75 career receptions for 926 yards with eight touchdowns.
The Broncos have announced Sean Payton’s full coaching staff for the 2026 season.
The most significant change comes at offensive coordinator. Davis Webb is moving up from quarterbacks coach and Payton is handing the offensive play-calling duties to him as well. The rest of the offensive staff includes offensive run game coordinator/assistant head coach Zach Strief, pass game coordinator John Morton, offensive line coach Chris Morgan, running backs coach Lou Ayeni, wide receivers coach Ronald Curry, tight ends coach Austin King, quarterbacks coach Logan Kilgore, and director of game management/assistant quarterbacks coach Evan Rothstein. Kyle Kempt, JD Johnson, and Willie Snead will all be quality control coaches.
Defensive coordinator Vance Joseph will oversee a group that includes senior defensive assistant Joe Vitt, pass game coordinator Robert Livingston, defensive line coach Jamar Cain, defensive backs coach Doug Belk, inside linebackers coach Jeff Schmedding, and outside linebackers coach Isaac Shewmaker. Brian Niedermeyer and Todd Davis are the quality control coaches on that side of the ball.
Special teams coordinator/assistant head coach Darren Rizzi, assistant special teams coach Marwan Maalouf, special teams quality control coach Zach Line, and assistant to the head coach Paul Kelly make up the rest of the staff.
