Broncos Sign Super Bowl Champion Amid All-Pro Candidate’s Return in Free Agency

   

The Denver Broncos added to their roster in free agency before the 2025 draft, now just days away, adding “legit competition” for long snapper Mitchell Fraboni in Zach Triner.

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“Per wire, the Broncos signed long snapper Zach Triner. He’s from Assumption University,” 9News’ Mike Klis reported on X on April 21. “Triner is legit competition for Mitch Fraboni. Triner, 34, was Tampa Bay’s long snapper for the better part of the previous six seasons.”

The veteran split the 2024 season between the Bucs and Miami Dolphins.

Triner, 34, entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2019.

He won a Super Bowl with Tampa Bay in 2020, snapping for the Tom Brady-led Buccaneers in all 16 regular-season and all four playoff games, and now joins the Broncos in free agency.

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Triner joins Fraboni, 28, another former UDFA who hails from Arizona State. The latter is entering his fourth NFL season, all spent with the Broncos. Fraboni has appeared in all 34 of Denver’s regular-season games over the past two seasons.

Fraboni also garnered eight All-Pro votes in 2024, three of which were first-place selections.

“Triner’s a vet, but worth keeping in mind the #Broncos gave Mitch Fraboni $1.7 million in guarantees this spring. $1.1 mil base and $600k signing bonus,” the Denver Post’s Parker Gabriel posted on X in reaction to the news of Triner’s signing. “Obviously not you’re-safe-no-matter-what money, but they showed some confidence in their long snapper.”