Former Utah, Brighton High star Cody Barton signs with Denver Broncos

Former Utah and Brighton High School star Cody Barton will spend his sixth NFL season with the Denver Broncos. Photo: Washington Commanders

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 16, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Former Utah and Brighton High School star Cody Barton will spend his sixth NFL season with the Denver Broncos.

Barton, 27, has agreed to a one-year deal with the Broncos, his agent announced on social media Friday night. The contract includes a base salary of $3.5 million, according to The Associated Press.

The 6-foot-2, 237-pound linebacker totaled 121 tackles (67 solo) in 2023 in his lone season with the Washington Commanders.

Barton spent his first four seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, finishing with a career-best 136 tackles (71 solo), two sacks and two interceptions in 2022.

Seattle selected Barton in the third round (88th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.

Barton was a four-year letterman at Utah from 2015 to 2018 and led the Utes with 116 tackles as a senior, earning him an All-Pac-12 Conference honorable mention. In all, he played in 50 games and made 23 starts at Utah.

His parents both were two-sport athletes at Utah, with his father, Paul Barton, playing football and basketball, and his mother, Mikki Kane-Barton, playing basketball and volleyball.

Barton played safety and tight end at Brighton High.

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