Overview
- Red Murdock agreed to a four-year rookie contract worth a reported $4.503 million with a $122,000 signing bonus, according to 850 KOA and Yahoo Sports.
- He is the first of Denver’s seven draft picks to sign and is set for rookie minicamp before organized team activities in June.
- Denver drafted Murdock with the final pick of the 2026 NFL Draft at No. 257 overall as an inside linebacker from Buffalo.
- He set FBS records with 17 career forced fumbles and a single-season mark of seven and logged 364 tackles, 39.5 tackles for loss, and nine sacks in college.
- Analysts expect him to compete for inside-linebacker depth and special-teams snaps on a roster topped by Alex Singleton and Justin Strnad but short on proven options.