NFL free agency is about impact and fit.<\/p>\n
There are players and teams you just know. Everyone knows, even ones not affiliated with the franchise. You just know in your gut your team will target and sign this specific player \u2026 at least you hope.<\/p>\n
Then there\u2019s that next crop of free agents and players, where they would be nice pieces, but the impact isn\u2019t as great as the first crop. There is a skosh of doubt for both fit and impact.<\/p>\n
One such potential free agent is receiver Christian Kirk. His name doesn\u2019t jump off the page or even immediately come to mind when you think about the Denver Broncos. Still, Kirk could become a player George Paton and Sean Payton turn to, depending on how things play out in a few weeks.<\/p>\n
Experience: 7 NFL seasons<\/p>\n
2025 stats: 28 receptions, 238 yards, 1 touchdown catch<\/p>\n
Why the Broncos should sign receiver Christian Kirk<\/p>\n
When Kirk is on, he has an immediate impact on an offense. He has deep-threat, big-play potential.<\/p>\n
We saw that in his two best seasons, 2021 and 2022, with the Arizona Cardinals and the Jacksonville Jaguars. Kirk finished the 2021 season with 77 catches for 982 yards and five touchdowns. In 2022, Kirk had his best season, recording 84 receptions for 1,108 yards and eight touchdowns.<\/p>\n
If that\u2019s the Kirk the Broncos get if they sign him, he changes the offense. He allows Payton and Bo Nix to stretch the defense and add the vertical threat this offense lacks.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s also a veteran who brings leadership to the receiver room that is still quite young, minus Courtland Sutton, of course.<\/p>\n
The problem is that \u201cif\u201d is a massive one for Kirk. There\u2019s no doubt when he\u2019s on, like those two seasons show, he\u2019s really good. You just don\u2019t know if that\u2019s what you\u2019re going to get if you sign him.<\/p>\n
Why the Broncos shouldn\u2019t sign receiver Christian Kirk<\/p>\n
Denver just doesn\u2019t know what it\u2019s going to get if it signs Kirk. Will it get the Kirk of those two seasons with the Cardinals and Jaguars? Or will the Broncos get the Kirk from the last two seasons he played with the Jaguars and Houston Texans?<\/p>\n
That uncertainty alone is enough for Denver to pass.<\/p>\n
Add in the question of fit, and this type of move just doesn\u2019t make sense for the Broncos. Yes, a veteran receiver could benefit the room, but he would take reps away from Troy Franklin, Marvin Mims, and Pat Bryant. He also doesn\u2019t move the needle that much over what Denver currently has.<\/p>\n
Whether Kirk stays with the Houston Texans or hits free agency, it\u2019s unlikely the Broncos will take a serious look at the receiver.<\/p>\n
The fit isn\u2019t really there, plus the lack of certainty and guarantee on what you\u2019re actually going to get leaves enough doubt to know this isn\u2019t the move. And that\u2019s before you consider the price tag.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NFL free agency is about impact and fit. There are players and teams you just know. Everyone knows,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":770576,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2062],"tags":[232,231,258,41075,2426,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-770575","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-denver-broncos","8":"tag-broncos","9":"tag-denver","10":"tag-denver-broncos","11":"tag-denver-broncos-free-agency","12":"tag-denverbroncos","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116118592143204110","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/770575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=770575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/770575\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/770576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=770575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=770575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=770575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}