Broncos trade P Dixon to Giants, sign RFAs Paradis, Barrett
The New York Giants will send a conditional 2019 seventh-round pick to the Denver Broncos for punter Riley Dixon, according to multiple reports.
The condition has not yet been reported, but it likely pertains to Riley's roster status in New York during the upcoming season.
A 2016 seventh-round pick, Dixon became expendable when the Broncos signed former Oakland Raiders Pro Bowl punter Marquette King to a three-year, $6 million deal earlier this month.
Dixon, 24, finished 22nd in the league last year in net punting average (40.2), with two punts blocked and one returned for a touchdown. He put 23 of 73 punts inside the 20-yard line, with three touchbacks. As a rookie, Dixon finished ninth in net punting average (41.3) while putting 28 of 89 punts inside the 20, with six touchbacks. He also completed a 16-yard pass on a fake punt.
The Giants released incumbent punter Brad Wing in March after he finished the 2017 season dead last among qualified punters in net average (36.7). He also had two punts blocked and one returned for a touchdown while placing 19 of 95 boots inside the 20, against eight touchbacks. The Australia native has a career net average of 39.1 yards in four seasons with the Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Elsewhere, the Broncos will officially return all of their restricted free agents. Center Matt Paradis signed his second-round tender (worth $2.914 million) on Friday, while outside linebacker Shaquil Barrett is expected to sign his on Monday.
Paradis, 28, has not missed a snap in the last three seasons, despite requiring surgery on both hips last offseason.
Barrett, 25, has played in all 48 games (14 starts) over the last three seasons as a rotational edge rusher, tallying 109 tackles, 11 sacks and nine forced fumbles in that span.
Each player will make more than four times as much as their 2017 base salaries ($615,000), when they were exclusive rights free agents.
--Field Level Media
