Denver Broncos wide receiver Tim Patrick. Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Broncos bring back WR who hasn't played since 2021 season

By Victor Barbosa | Last updated 3/8/24

Tim Patrick hasn't played in a meaningful game in over two years.
The Denver Broncos are giving the wide receiver one more shot at a return to the field, agreeing to a new one-year contract on Friday.

Per source, Broncos and veteran WR Tim Patrick have agreed on a reworked one- year deal. Too good a leader for team to let him go. #9sports
— MikeKlis9NEWS (@mikeklis9news) March 8, 2024

The #Broncos have agreed to a new 1-year deal with WR Tim Patrick to keep him on the roster instead of cutting him, per @mikeklis9news.

Patrick has missed each of the last two seasons due to season-ending injuries suffered in training camp. pic.twitter.com/a6WTXWcz0w
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) March 8, 2024

Broncos agreeing to a reworked, one-year deal with Tim Patrick, as @mikeklis first reported, has dual benefit of bringing back locker room leader while also opening up significant cap space. Not the full $9.5M that would have come from releasing him, but will still be substantial
— Nick Kosmider (@NickKosmider) March 8, 2024

The Broncos have already said goodbye to nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson, meaning that he and Patrick never got a chance to form an on-field connection during Wilson's two seasons with the team.

It's also recently been reported that Denver could be cutting ties with its top two wideouts from the last two seasons — Courtland Sutton and Jerry Jeudy.

Patrick was one of the Broncos' top pass-catchers during the 2020 and 2021 seasons. He led the group in receiving touchdowns (six) and finished second in receiving yards (742) in 2020 before pacing Denver in touchdowns (five) and ranking second in receiving yards (734) again in 2021.

The 30-year-old Patrick suffered a torn ACL in early August 2022 though, which caused him to miss the entire season. He then went down with a torn Achilles last August.

Nobody knows who will be under center in the Mile High City this fall, but it looks like Patrick will be among the returning faces to the wide receiver room.

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