The Denver Broncos have big plans in store for a former University of Alabama standout.
Patrick Surtain II has become of the best young defensive backs in the National Football League.
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He was the ninth overall selection of the 2021 NFL Draft and has been a leader for the Broncos.
Surtain earned first-team NFL All-Pro honors in 2022 and is a two-time Pro Bowl selection in 2022 and 2023. He has collected 187 total tackles in three seasons with 36 pass breakups and seven interceptions. Surtain accomplished a lot in his final season with the Crimson Tide in 2020, including SEC Defensive Player of the Year, first-team All-SEC selection, and Unanimous All-American selection. He assisted the Tide to a College Football Playoff National Championship in his junior year. Surtain has the fifth-year option on his rookie contract picked up by the Broncos.
The team announced the news Tuesday via social media as he’ll get $19.8 million in the fall.
We’ve exercised the fifth-year option on CB Pat Surtain II.
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— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) April 23, 2024
#Broncos announce Surtain’s $19.8 million fifth-year option picked up for 2025. https://t.co/Mr9PZLcBe0
— Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) April 23, 2024
He has grown into an exceptional talent, and the Broncos know Surtain is needed to be special on defense.
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