The Pro Bowl cornerback is entering the penultimate year of his rookie deal.
star cornerback Patrick Surtain II addressed — and subsequently shot down — the offseason trade rumors that bore his name, reaffirming a long-term desire to remain with the organization.The hoopla surrounding Surtain began earlier this year when opportunistic teams, aware that Denver was purging high-end talent, checked in on the availability of the Pro Bowl corner.
Entering year four, potentially with a lucrative extension on the table, Surtain is seeking to improve upon a pedestrian 2023 campaign in which he finished as. “Last season wasn’t the year I wanted to have, so I’m just looking to have a better year. Looking to do what I do best.” The 24-year-old will anchor a Denver secondary that's undergone an extreme makeover following the March release of All-Pro safety Justin Simmons, who was replaced by free-agent addition Brandon Jones. Who starts opposite Jones will be determined by a four-way battle between PJ Locke, Caden Sterns, Delarrin Turner-Yell, and JL Skinner.
Cornerback is just as murky, with the likes of Damarri Mathis, Riley Moss, Levi Wallace, and Kris Abrams-Draine competing for the honor of being Surtain's running mate — dubious as that is. "Obviously, Pat is one of the best corners in football, so if you’re playing opposite of Pat, you’re going to get most of the targets. That’s part of it," defensive coordinator Vance Joseph said last week. "So having a guy who is resilient, and who can work through adversity during games and kind of invite being attacked. It’s kind of a good thing for a corner also because you can make a lot of plays that way also. It’s my job schematically to kind of push the ball back to Pat.
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