The Denver Broncos drafted nine players in the 2011 NFL Draft and they signed their first one on Wednesday evening. Mike Klis of the Denver Post reports that seventh-round selection tight end Virgil Green has signed his rookie contract.
The deal should be for four years and $2.16 million. His base salary for this season will be $375,000 and a $17,282 bonus comes with it. He is the first Broncos to sign under the new rookie money pool allocation, most of which will wind up going to No. 2 overall pick Von Miller.
Green was one of two tight ends the Broncos drafted. They also selected Julius Thomas, a fourth-round selection. Both will be counted on to help a position that saw the release of Daniel Graham and has just Richard Quinn and Dan Gronkowski there.
Here is a complete list of the Broncos' draft selections (signed players in italics):
| Pick | Player | Pos | School |
| 1 | Von Miller | OLB | Texas A&M |
| 45 | Rahim Moore | S | UCLA |
| 46 | Orlando Franklin | T | Miami (FL) |
| 67 | Nate Irving | ILB | N.C. State |
| 108 | Quinton Carter | S | Oklahoma |
| 129 | Julius Thomas | TE | Portland State |
| 189 | Mike Mohamed | ILB | California |
| 204 | Virgil Green | TE | Nevada |
| 257 | Jeremy Beal | OLB | Oklahoma |
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