Henry Restructures to Stay in Denver

The biggest news of the offseason so far occurred this morning, when running back Travis Henry agreed to restructure his deal to stay in Denver through 2008, the Denver Post reports.

Terms of the restructured deal were not disclosed. Henry was due $6 million in bonuses on February 29, leading many to speculate that he would have been cut before the bonus went through. After saying last month that he wanted to stay and “make it right” in Denver, it appears that he was good on his word.

Henry’s agent, Hadley Engelhard, said that is exactly why Henry will remain a Bronco. “Travis wants to make it right in Denver. That is the big reason why he is back. He thinks it can work there.”

Henry started the season strong, leading the league in rushing through 4 weeks, until injuries and pending suspensions collapsed his season. He finished 2nd on the team in rushing.

This team has enough holes on defense, special teams and the offensive line to have to add running back to the list. I think Henry has a lot of untapped potential in this system, and I’m really excited he’ll back for another year.