Pro Bowl cornerback Patrick Surtain II will be with the Denver Broncos for another year. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Broncos have picked up the fifth-year option on Surtain who has been named to the Pro Bowl the last two seasons. This means that Surtain will make $19.8 million for the 2025 season.
The Broncos will likely sign Surtain to a long-term contract in the foreseeable future. “We’re all big fans of Pat,” Broncos general manager George Paton said during the team’s end-of-season press conference in January, per Denver Sports. “We’re going to have a big meeting in a couple of weeks, and kind of go through the entire roster for Pat included. But we want Pat here for a long time. I’m not prepared to make any statements on anything moving forward.”
Surtain was selected by the Broncos at No. 9 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft after having a strong career with the Alabama Crimson Tide. He was named to the Pro Bowl and the All-Pro First Team in 2022 after recording 60 tackles, two interceptions and 10 passes defended. In 2023, Surtain made the Pro Bowl again after tallying 69 tackles, one interception and 12 passes defended.
Patrick Surtain II talks ‘maintaining the legacy’
In a video from I AM ATHLETE in December, Surtain explained creating his own path after his father, Patrick Surtain, was named to three Pro Bowls as a member of the Miami Dolphins from 2002-2004.
“The toughest thing I had to overcome, honestly, man, was the expectation going [into] the league,” Surtain said, per the Broncos’ official website. “Obviously, my pops played for a good amount of years, had Pro Bowl years, had a great career. When you put that out there, a lot of pressure goes toward the son, the kid, and just maintaining the legacy. With me, I was just focused on being the best version of myself.”
The younger Surtain also talked about the pressures of being a pro athlete. “A lot of people think athletes are just making money, here to perform, here doing what they love, nothing goes on in their life,” he said. “[There are] a lot of things that go on in an athlete’s life … that people don’t see. I think we really need to shine a light on that.”
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