In order to keep Denver below the expected $180 million salary cap, tough decisions will need to be made on many of the Broncos' current players. However, there's a handful of players that are safe thanks to their contracts.

Graham Glasgow was John Elway’s biggest free agent signing in 2019. Glasgow turned out to be Elway’s last big-time free agent signing as the general manager of the Denver Broncos too.

But did that high price tag translate to the field? Here’s a look at Glasgow’s first season with the Broncos.

The Broncos looked like the team that has the NFL’s fifth-worst record since the start of the 2017 season: out-matched, out-fought and out-thought.

Less than a month ago, Cushenberry wasn't receiving first-team reps as he was fighting his way up the depth chart. Now, he's having "almost a perfect game" calling the shots for Denver's offensive line.

In 2019, the Broncos averaged 17.6 points per game. However, in the final five games under Lock, they averaged 21.4 points per game.

For 2020, the Broncos can expect another significant jump.

Quarterback is the only position that has more on their plate than center on the offensive side of the ball. Despite that, the Broncos are handing the keys to the center of their offensive line to a rookie.

Lloyd Cushenberry is up for the task.

If this were a normal year, the Broncos would have spent Thursday in the Phoenix area. As we know, this is not a normal year.

With no advanced notice, Vic Fangio made Essang Bassey the Broncos' starting nickel cornerback during practice on Wednesday.

The undrafted rookie impressed.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Monday morning’s Broncos practice was the 13th of training camp so far. Usually at this point in their work, the team would be through one preseason game and getting ready for its second, with the regular season still nearly a month away. For example, when the Broncos had their 13th practice in 2019, it was Aug. 5.…...

As Vic Fangio put it after practice, defensive coaches and players loved the way the scrimmage went. On the flip side, offensive players and coaches did not.

For a brief moment on Friday, it appeared a major change was happening on the Broncos' offensive line.

But not so fast. Elijah Wilkinson's still the starting right tacke and it's his to lose.

As many new names enter the mix, the only certainty regarding the Broncos' offensive line in the coming days and weeks is the uncertainty of who the starting five will be.

On talent alone, the Broncos landed one of the best interior offensive lineman in the entire draft. In the sixth round.

Hours after the legal tampering window opened, the Broncos locked up guard Graham Glasgow. The 6-foot-6 interior offensive lineman signed a lucrative four-year, $44 million contract, making him the NFL's eighth-highest paid guard and the 10th-highest-paid interior offensive lineman. Here’s what Denver can expect from their new high-priced offensive lineman in 2020.

On paper, he did just that by signing a Pro-Bowl running back, drafting an All-American receiver and selecting one of the fastest wideouts in the draft. With all of the new additions, including key pickups on the offensive line, the Broncos will have many new faces in the starting lineup.

After a star-studded free-agency and trade period, John Elway plugged many of the holes with his sweet-as-honey moves. Yet there’s still plenty of work to be done as Vic Fangio acknowledged after free agency, saying “we still have enough needs on both sides of the ball.” Here’s how those needs stack up as the team enters the draft.

Since free agency, and thus the trade window, unofficially opened on Mar. 16, Elway has landed three Pro Bowlers and a total of eight Pro Bowl appearances to his roster. That doesn't even include Graham Glasgow, who Elway committed the most money to this offseason.

While Graham is open to playing either position, he politely hinted it's not the position he has a preference with, but more so the stability that is what's key—something he didn't have in Detroit.

On Wednesday, the 2020 NFL season kicked off with the official start of free agency. But Elway and Co. were hard at work beginning Monday morning as the legal tampering window opened. Here's how the DNVR Crew graded his initial efforts.