SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Broncos have not given up on Elvis Dumervil.

The team has been in talks with Dumervil’s new agent, Tom Condon in hopes of bringing back their right defensive end who had 20 ½ sacks the previous two seasons.

The Broncos aren’t the only team interested in Dumervil, though. The Baltimore Ravens are also negotiating with Condon. Other teams that showed at least initial interest after Dumervil was released Friday to free agency were New England, San Diego, Pittsburgh and Houston showed some interest initially.

The Broncos and Ravens seem to be the frontrunners.

Dumervil became a free agent when his revised, three-year, $30 million contract with the Broncos that included a reduction in his 2013 salary from $12 million to $8 million failed to get faxed in time to beat a 2 p.m. Friday deadline with the NFL office in New York.

Faced with having Dumervil’s $12 million salary become fully guaranteed, the team released Dumervil to free agency.

After the fax fiasco, Dumervil fired fired his agent and hired Condon. One of Condon’s first acts on Dumervil’s behalf was to approach the NFL to see if the previous agreement between the two parties could be honored.

But the league denied Condon, as it did the Broncos a few days earlier.

“All contracts are reviewed by our office,” said NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. “If there is something significant they’ll bring it to my attention, but those are done as a matter of course.”