Emmanuel Sanders is the next man up.

After the signing of all-pro outside linebacker Von Miller to a six-year, $114.5 million deal, Sanders moves to the top of the Broncos’ list of contract priorities. Although negotiations have been unsteady — as they often are — the seventh-year wide receiver said his agent and the team continue to go “back and forth” on an extension.

Sanders, 29, signed with the Broncos as a free agent in 2014 and is on the final year of his deal, which includes a $5.6 million salary for 2016. Broncos general manager John Elway said in early June he hoped to get Miller, inside linebacker Brandon Marshall and Sanders signed to new contracts this summer, but Sanders still is waiting. Related Articles September 16, 2020 Fantasy football Week 2 players to start and sit: Noah Fant, Emmanuel Sanders

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“It’s not frustrating. It’s actually a blessing,” Sanders said Thursday. He added: “We’re talking millions and millions of dollars that I can earn just by the game that I love. At the end of the day, I’m looking forward to it, but I know you guys want to know the answers to that, where are we at.

“We’re trying to find that middle ground of saying, you know what, this is a fair deal for me and for the Denver Broncos. I said it from Day One — I’m not trying to break the bank. I want to be here. But I also want a fair deal, and I want a fair deal for the production I’ve been putting out, so we’ll see how it goes.”