Giants, Broncos, Vikings Reportedly Among Teams Interested in Russell Okung

The Denver Broncos, New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings, San Diego Chargers and New York Giants are all interested in signing free-agent left tackle Russell Okung, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com.

Ian Rapoport of NFL.com also reported on March 1 that the Seattle Seahawks could be in the mix.

The Broncos declined to pick up Russell Okung's option in February, which would have essentially extended his contract to a four-year, $48 million agreement. The Broncos signed Okung last offseason and paid him $5 million for the 2016 campaign, but clearly they weren't prepared to go forward with such a lengthy and lucrative option for the 29-year-old.

Denver's vice president of football operations, John Elway, didn't rule out bringing Okung back into the fold, however, per Troy Renck of Denver7:

Given that both free agency and the NFL draft have a weak crop of offensive tackles, Okung should be in high demand. That being said, Sam Monson of Pro Football Focus didn't even include Okung among his top 50 free agents this offseason, so it's hard to imagine teams breaking the bank for the veteran, even if a bidding war develops.