Denver Broncos punter Britton Colquitt has signed a three-year contract extension with the franchise.

The deal is thought to be worth $11.7m and will take the 28-year-old through to 2016.

Colquitt joined Denver in 2009 after a turbulent college career with Tennessee, where he averaged 42.6 yards.

He has since gone on to become the franchise leader in both career gross and net punting average, with 46.1 yards and 39.5 yards respectively.

His best season came in 2011 when his 4783 yards put him fifth in the all time single-season punting yards list.