The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... The conventional wisdom was that when the Dolphins signed Anderson to a restricted free agent offer sheet, he was all but theirs. But according to Peter King of TheMMQB.com, it's not a lock that the Broncos won't match, and let Anderson walk away to Miami.
Diehards Line:The four-year, $18 million offer sheet is well beyond the $2.553 million tender the Broncos could have used to keep Anderson as an RFA (as no one would have given up a second-round pick and the money for a back who has yet to carry the ball 200 times in a season). But while the Dolphins made the deal front-loaded to make it harder to match, PFT's Darin Gantt notes the Broncos have also seen quite the exodus of players lately. Gantt added: "With potential big-ticket items such as Brock Osweiler and Malik Jackson elsewhere, the Broncos have the flexibility to match, even if it’s at a number far beyond what they could have or should have spent. ..." The Broncos have until the end of business Tuesday to make their decision.