Broncos general manager John Elway announced the team had agreed to a three-year extension with wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders.
The contract is worth $33 million, according to NFL Media, and will keep Sanders with the Broncos through the 2019 season. His initial three-year, $15 million contract expires after this season.
Elway said he loves the way Sanders competes and the intensity with which he plays.
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Sanders caught 76 passes for 1,135 yards and six touchdowns last season and led all players in Super Bowl 50 with six receptions for 83 yards.
A third-round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2010, Sanders is entering his third season in Denver and was a Pro Bowler in 2014. For his career Sanders has 338 receptions for 4,569 yards and 26 touchdowns.
