NFL future contracts are eligible for any player who wasn't on an active roster when the season ended. These are typically given to practice squad players, but free agents can also sign one. The contract places the player on a reserve list for the coming season, but that player is unable to negotiate with any other team.

The Bills are the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs this year and the Broncos are the No. 7 seed. Because the No. 1 seed (the Kansas City Chiefs) get a first-round bye, the No. 2 seed faces the No. 7 seed in the first round.

The Denver Broncos struggled in all phases today on the road against the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Wild Card Playoffs. Denver lost 31-7 and was pushed around the field during the second half.

Bo Nix's stellar rookie season with the Broncos ended in disappointment on Sunday with Denver's playoff loss to the Bills, but it took on even more shine Monday when he revealed he played through a transverse process fracture of the lumbar spine.

Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix helped lead his team to a 41-32 victory over the Cleveland Browns in the rookie's first ever "Monday Night Football" game on Dec. 2, and it turns out he did so through an injury and a lot of pain.

The Denver Broncos season ended abruptly in Buffalo on Sunday, with the host Bills controlling the AFC Wild Card matchup in a 31-7 win. There was a bright spot for Denver in the postseason loss, something that has never happened before in NFL history.