Ty Warren has taken a pay cut and rejoined his Denver teammates at Dove Valley.

The veteran defensive tackle agreed to a renegotiated contract with the team Wednesday morning and participated in the Broncos’ organized team activity session.

Warren had been sitting out OTAs after the team asked him to take a pay cut from his scheduled salary of about $4 million. Terms of his new contract have not been disclosed, but the contract was filed with the NFL Wednesday.

“You’ve got to respect the team’s stance on trying to make things work for their side, and at that point I had to evaluate what I had to do for my family and I,” Warren said. “Ultimately we met in middle ground and we got the deal done, as the deal should be done, behind closed doors. I’m happy that it’s done.”

Warren, who played for the New England Patriots from 2003-2010, was one of the team’s biggest free-agent signings last year, but he suffered a torn triceps muscle early in training camp and spent all last season on injured reserve. Warren remained in Denver for his rehab and said he attended most team and position group meetings.

Warren, 31, also missed all of 2010 with the Patriots after having hip surgery. He said he has never considered retirement.

“I hate that I couldn’t contribute last year. I hate that I couldn’t contribute for the Patriots two years ago. But that’s the past. This is the present and in terms of me being here, of course it’s a sense of urgency on both sides to get in and get things done,” Warren said.

“We worked diligently behind the scenes to get everything done and meet at middle ground.”

Warren agreed to the new contract in time to participate in two voluntary workouts before next week’s mandatory minicamp.

With Warren’s return, the only player having contract issues with the team is kicker Matt Prater, who has not signed his franchise tender while he and the team negotiate a long-term contract.

Lindsay H. Jones: 303-954-1262 or ljones@denverpost.com