I’m proud of him, excited for him, happy for him," Sean Payton said after Deion Sanders announced he beat bladder cancer.

Sutton originally entered the league with the Broncos as a second-round draft pick out of SMU in 2018. The eighth-year receiver has hauled in 379 receptions for 5,340 yards and 32 touchdowns in 98 career games, including 81 catches for 1,081 yards and eight touchdowns playing with quarterback Bo Nix last fall.

Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton said this offseason that he was optimistic that talks with the team would result in a new contract and it looks like an agreement may be imminent.