Broncos legend Ed McCaffrey was elated with the signing and the Broncos' offseason.
"WINNING! I know there is no official scorecard for the NFL's 'legal tampering' period but it certainly seems the @Broncos are crushing it!" McCaffrey posted on X on March 12. "Welcome to Mile High Evan Engram! #BroncosCountry"
"Excited for Evan Engram agreeing to a 2 year deal with the @Broncos," Engram's agent, Mike McCartney, posted on X on March 12, tagging the tight end.
"I would say we need a 'joker,'" Payton told Kay Adams on "Up & Adams" in February. "They have to be elite receivers that play tight end or running back, and then you get the matchups. And we had quite a few of them here, because you're getting 2-high defense, and you have to work the inside."
Initial reports about Engram's signing only mentioned that the two-time Pro Bowler was signing a two-year deal. 9News' Mike Klis relayed the financial details.
"9NEWS has learned the two-year deal is worth $23 million ($11.5 million per year) with $16.5 million fully guaranteed," Klis wrote on March 12. "2025: $8 million signing bonus. $2.99 million salary, $510,000 roster bonus. Total: $11.5 million (fully guaranteed). 2026: $10.99 million salary ($5 million fully guaranteed). $510,000 per game roster bonus. Total: $11.5 million ($5 million guaranteed)."
The Broncos have spent heavily this offseason, but they got Engram at a relative bargain.
Klis noted the "whirlwind" that was Engram's free agency following his release from the Jaguars on March 7. It included a potentially dangerous (for the Broncos) trip to visit another AFC West team looking to sign him.
"What makes the Evan Engram signing even sweeter for the Broncos?" Stevens said in another post. "They beat out the Chargers to sign him."
Harbaugh spoke about how he had always wanted to succeed at such an attempt. He had done so in previous stops with the San Francisco 49ers and even at the collegiate level.