John Elway has never done it and no team does, really. In his nine seasons as head of the Broncos’ football operations, he has never revised the contract of an undrafted player before he hits free agency of some form.



The collective-bargaining agreement says he can. But why would he?



Unlike drafted rookies who sign four-year contracts and undrafted players sign three-year deals, and they can renegotiate after their second season — if the team wants. They have all the leverage since the player is under contract. And rarely is there much incentive for them to alter the player’s very-low, or “team-friendly,” price tag. Especially for a running back.



So it was a bit of a surprise to hear Elway say he would consider a new deal for Phillip Lindsay.



“Yeah, we’ll look at that,” Elway said. “Again, we’ll get back into when we start planning and budgeting for 2020 and where we are money-wise. …...