LITTLETON – With negotiations ongoing for a contract extension, Broncos edge rusher Nik Bonitto said Sunday that the “market is kind of in my favor.”

Speaking at his football camp at Columbine High School, Bonitto confirmed that the Broncos are having discussions with his agent Tory Dandy about an extension. Bonitto has one year left on his contract and will become a free agent next March if a deal is not reached.

“Those types of talks are happening right now, but I kind of just keep that with my agent, just let him handle that,” he said. “My focus is just winning and to get a championship.”

Bonitto is due to make a base salary of $5.346 million in 2025. Sources have said he is seeking an extension in excess of $20 million per year.

Bonitto has taken notice of the big money being paid this year to edge rushers. Pittsburgh’s T.J. Watt, who signed a three-year, $123 million extension, and Cleveland’s Myles Garrett, who got one worth $160 million over four years, both have cracked the $40 million barrier on an annual basis.

On Sunday, Kansas City’s George Karlaftis, who never has made a Pro Bowl or an All-Pro team in three seasons and who had eight sacks in 2024, agreed to a reported four-year, $93 million extension. Bonitto, like Karlaftis a 2022 draft pick, had a breakout season in 2024, getting 13.5 sacks while being named second-team All-Pro and to the Pro Bowl.

“The edge market is kind of crazy right now just knowing that everybody’s getting big deals and it’s only getting bigger and bigger,” Bonitto said. “Luckily for me, I’m in a good position right now where the market is kind of in my favor.”

Bonitto said he has not set a timetable on when he hopes to get a deal done.

“No time period,” he said. “I know these things can happen tomorrow or months from now. I kind of just keep it day by day and keep the focus on football.”

Bonitto will report Tuesday along with other Denver veterans to training camp at Broncos Park. In the meantime, he looked to be having a lot of fun Sunday at his first football camp in the Denver area.

“Just being able to be out here and just give back to the community, let the kids have a good day, give back any way I can,’’ he said. “Just being here for four years, I figured why not kind of build a home here in Denver. I love the community that I kind of made myself in.”

Nik Bonitto’s Youth Football Camp was put on by Game Day Youth Camps. Gayla Bostic, social media coordinator for the company, said 132 kids ages 6 through 16 were on hand Sunday.

Bostic said the three-hour camp cost $125 for a regular participant and $175 for a VIP package. All the kids got a camp T-shirt and VIP participants also received a Bonitto autograph and a photo session with him.

“It went great,’’ Bostic said. “Nik was out here playing with the kids, and the kids are having fun.”

After being a second-round pick by the Broncos in 2022, Bonitto had just 1.5 sacks as a rookie. He had eight sacks in 2023 before breaking loose in 2024.

Now, Bonitto wants to be even better.

“I kind of upped the ante when it comes to (training during the offseason),’’ he said. “Just knowing the type of year, I had and knowing how much food I left on the table still and how much better I can get with my game, I kind of wanted to address all those things in the offseason and just continuously trying to be a better player.”

The 6-foot-3 Bonitto, listed at 240 pounds, put on some additional weight entering last season. He said he has maintained that weight while working on other things.

“Get strong, more explosive, all those things, and definitely just taking care of my body more,’’ he said. “I feel like as (last) season went on I was starting to break down a little bit. Just making sure I’m taking care of my boy and just refining pass-rush skills and all that stuff.”

Bonitto said he is motivated with the belief that he can be better.

“Yeah, 100%,’’ he said. “Just going back and watching the film and knowing how much better I can be at certain areas and just plays I feel like I missed out on I know I can make.”

Bonitto believes he could have even more sacks in 2024.

“Just my rushes looking back at it, I feel like I kind of let a lot of guys off the hook just how I was rushing and stuff like that,’’ he said. “(I want to) put constant pressure on tackles (and improve) stuff in the run game, little things I know I can be better at.”

Nevertheless, Bonitto has become a much more recognizable NFL player after his strong season. Bonitto, a native of Fort Lauderdale, spent time in the offseason training in South Florida and noticed a difference from previous years.

“I went to the mall,’’ he said. “It was a big kind of mall in Miami, and I was surprised just how many people recognized me. Obviously, in Denver I kind of expect it a little bit but in Florida I’m like, ‘Wow, that’s pretty cool.’ It’s kind of changed a little bit.”

If Bonitto is able to make more headlines with a big contract extension from the Broncos, he figures to become even more recognizable.