Reports: Broncos want Dumervil to re-do contract

By By The Sports Xchange
POSTED: 1:08 PM PST March 6, 2013    UPDATED: 1:08 PM PST March 6, 2013 

The Denver Broncos are asking pass-rushing specialist Elvis Dumervil to restructure his contract, according to multiple reports.

Dumervil is due to receive $12 million next season and the Broncos want to renegotiate because their payroll includes quarterback's Peyton Manning $20 million salary and defensive back Champ Bailey's 10 million salary.

If Dumervil and the Broncos fail to reach a deal at a more manageable cap figure, Denver might release him and seek the likes of Dwight Freeney in the free-agent market, NFL.com reported.

Dumervil is likely to reject a pay cut but might be open to restructuring his conract. He is due a base salary of $11.623 million in 2014 and $9.816 million in 2015 in the final two years of a six-year, $61.5 million deal he signed in 2010.

The 29-year-old defensive end finished the 2012 season with 11 sacks but only 32 tackles. In six seasons with the Broncos, Dumervil has 63 1/2 sacks.

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