ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Like teammate Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos All-Pro defensive lineman Zach Allen didn't skip any days of training camp while his agent argued for a new contract.

Unlike Micah Parsons in Dallas, Trey Hendrickson in Cincinnati and Terry McLaurin in Washington, things never got contentious with the front office in Denver.

“This is my happy place,” Allen said Saturday after signing a four-year, $102 million extension with the Broncos that includes nearly $70 million in guarantees and makes him one of the NFL's highest-paid interior defensive linemen in average annual salary.

Allen said the way both sides “handled this was just awesome."

“The fact that we were able to go about this the way we have compared to probably some other things around the league is a testament

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