As other NFL pass rush stars quarrel with their teams, Nik Bonitto continues to proceed through contract talks with the Broncos without much of a whinny.<\/p>\n
Does the All-Pro outside linebacker, entering the final year of his rookie deal, want an extension?<\/a> Yep. Does he want to get it done soon? Sure.<\/p>\n But Bonitto himself said last month that the pass-rush market is in his favor after the Steelers\u2019 TJ Watt signed a record-breaking<\/a> extension in free agency. Cowboys superstar Micah Parsons is set to blow the doors off contract scales when he signs his deal \u2014 if he ever gets on the same page with Jerry Jones. Bengals superstar Trey Hendrickson is set to reset the market, too \u2014 if he ever gets on the same page with the organization at large<\/a>.<\/p>\n Any shouts of \u201cPay Bonitto\u201d are moot at this point. The Broncos want to pay him. He was planned as next in line for an extension, head coach Sean Payton confirmed in early August, after receiver Courtland Sutton and defensive end Zach Allen. But there is little public urgency between the two parties after Bonitto fielded a slew of extension questions after Tuesday\u2019s practice.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like they\u2019ve pretty much, through the whole process, kept me a priority, knowing \u2014 they want to extend me, they want me here,\u201d Bonitto said. \u201cIt\u2019s just about when they want to get it done, and when we\u2019re ready.\u201d<\/p>\n