06/09/2025
John Franklin-Myers chuckled, acknowledging the football story he's never been able to rewrite.
He was passed up by most every FBS program coming out of Greenville High in Texas. He was passed up by the Los Angeles Rams in 2019, cut after he'd played Super Bowl snaps the year before as a rookie. He was passed up by the New York Jets in 2024, who traded Franklin-Myers because they couldn't pay him.
History is repeating itself in Franklin-Myers' second season in Denver. The Broncos haven't engaged in extension talks with the stalwart defensive end despite signing Courtland Sutton, Zach Allen and now Nik Bonitto to big-money deals. As the 2025 season opens, Franklin-Myers is without a contract after this season and isn't expecting the Broncos to extend him, a source told The Post.
There are a few important names remaining on the organizational board of expiring contracts.