Terrance Knighton: I'll be disappointed if contract talks with Broncos lack substance

The Denver Broncos are expected to open contract discussions with Terrance Knighton this week, but the defensive tackle has already grown impatient with the process. 

"I have no idea what they will discuss, if anything. If the talks aren't numbers right now, I'd be very disappointed because I have made it very clear where I want to be," Knighton told Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post on Thursday.

Knighton would prefer to stay in Denver and has said he would be willing to take less money to return. Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak also believes Knighton would fit in well with new defensive coordinator Wade Phillips' 3-4 scheme.

If Knighton hits the open market, potential suitors could include the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions (if they're unable to re-sign defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh) and Oakland Raiders, where former Broncos defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio is now head coach. 

"Obviously, we drafted him (in Jacksonville)," Del Rio told Renck. "We thought at that time he was a dancing bear type. A big powerful man who could stay on his feet. This game is about big powerful men so that guys that have the skill level can do their things. This big powerful man played well in Jacksonville. 

"We got back together and he played well in Denver. I appreciate that. I respect that. We have to have those kind of people in our trenches on the offensive and defensive line in order to play the kind of football we expect to play."