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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\n\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;DENVER (AP) -- The Broncos are asking defensive end Elvis Dumervil to take a pay cut so they can create more salary cap room for free agency.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;   Dumervil signed a six-year, $61.5 million contract in 2010 when Josh McDaniels was coaching the team and before John Elway joined the Denver front office. The seven-year veteran is scheduled to make $12 million in 2013.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;   The team wants Dumervil to take a cut or restructure his contract, according to a person familiar with the situation, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because details of the negotiations were not public.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;   The Denver Post first reported about the team's request.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;   Dumervil had 11 sacks last season, second on the team behind Von Miller. Dumervil led the league with 17 sacks in 2009.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;   The Broncos need more cap space while trying to shore up their interior defensive line, cornerback and running back positions. Peyton Manning will earn $20 million in 2013 and if the Broncos had Dumervil play at his current number, those two would account for more than a quarter of their cap space.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;   Among the pass rushers on the market this season include Manning's former teammate with the Colts, Dwight Freeney.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;   Dumervil's agent, Marty Magid, did not respond to an email message from the AP. He told the Post he did not classify the request as a pay cut.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;   \"I'm going ahead with this being a restructure,\" Magid said. \"If we can meet on some common ground, there's a potential we can get it done. If we can't, they'll have to make a decision.\"&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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