The seven free agents that the Broncos have signed thus far during the 2013 offseason all have one thing in common.

Each player appeared in all 16 games for their respective teams last season.

Four of the seven started double-digit contests, including wide receiver Wes Welker, who has been named to the AFC Pro Bowl roster in each of the past five seasons.

Combined, the free-agent class played 112 games, including 62 starts, in 2012.

Head Coach John Fox expects that experience to add competition and depth to a club that finished 13-3 and earned the AFC’s top playoff seed.

On the first day of free agency, the Broncos jumped right in the fray, adding guard Louis Vasquez in a move that could have an impact across the team’s offensive line.

In addition, the team has reportedly set up visits with four more free agents — cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, running back Rashard Mendenhall, defensive tackle Terrance Knighton and linebacker Stewart Bradley.

Below is a look at each one one of those players. Take a look at other available free agents with the DenverBroncos.com free agency primer.

DOMINIQUE RODGERS-CROMARTIE

Originally a first-round pick by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2008 NFL Draft, Rodgers-Cromartie was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2011.

Including postseason, he trails only Asante Samuel, Tramon Williams and DeAngelo Hall in interceptions by cornerbacks since he was drafted.

Rodgers-Cromartie has 16 regular-season interceptions in his five seasons, four of which he has returned for touchdowns. He has also accumulated 208 tackles, 84 passes defensed, three forced fumbles, a sack and two blocked field goals.

Last season, Cromartie led the Eagles with three interceptions. The 2009 Pro Bowler turns 27 next month.

RASHARD MENDENHALL

The 25-year-old Mendenhall has two 1,000-yard seasons under his belt and came just 72 yards short in a third campaign.

However, a knee injury suffered in the final game of the 2011 season limited the running back’s productivity in the 2012 campaign. He was inactive for the first three games of the year before making his first start since the knee injury in Week 5. An Achilles injury held him out of four more games in the middle of the season, and by the end of the year Mendenhall had played in just six games, starting four.

For his career, the former first-round pick has 3,549 rushing yards and 29 touchdowns on the ground in five NFL seasons. He has also added 661 yards and two touchdowns through the air.

He took home a championship in Super Bowl XLIII with the Pittsburgh Steelers, coincidentally against Rodgers-Cromartie’s Cardinals.

Over the past couple of weeks, DenverBroncos.com has taken a position-by-position look at the upcoming free agency period.

The new league year begins at 2 p.m. MDT today, and free agent signings will begin flooding in shortly after that time.

Denver made its first offseason move yesterday when the team re-signed safety David Bruton to a three-year contract. He was set to become an unrestricted free agent.

For answers to some frequently asked questions about free agency, click here.

Here is a list of Broncos that are set to become free agents.

Below are some frequently asked questions regarding NFL free agency:

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Q. When does the 2013 free agency signing period begin?

A. At 4:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 12.

Q. What is permitted during the new three-day negotiating period prior to the start of free agency?

A. Beginning at 12:00 midnight ET on Saturday, March 9 and ending at 3:59:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 12, clubs are permitted to contact, and enter into negotiations with, the certified agents of players who will become Unrestricted Free Agents upon the expiration of their 2012 Player Contracts at 4:00 p.m. ET on March 12. However, a contract cannot be executed with a new club until 4:00 p.m. ET on March 12.

During this negotiation period, a prospective Unrestricted Free Agent cannot visit a club (other than the player’s current club) at its permanent facility or at any other location, and no direct contact is permitted between the player and any employee or representative of a club (other than the player’s current club). If a player is self-represented, clubs are prohibited from discussions with the player during the negotiating period.

Clubs (other than the player’s current club) may not discuss or make any travel arrangements with prospective Unrestricted Free Agent players, their certified agents, or anyone else associated with the player until the expiration of those players’ 2012 Player Contracts at 4:00 p.m. ET on March 12.

The three-day negotiating period applies only to potential Unrestricted Free Agents; it does not apply to players who are potential Exclusive Rights Players or Restricted Free Agents, or to players who have been designated as Franchise Players or Transition Players.

Free agency is now officially underway, and we thought we’d provide a place for fans to gather and discuss any moves across the league.

If the Broncos make any moves, as soon as they become official, we’ll be the first to let you know.

In the mean time, the NFL has released an official list of every free agent in the league — 532 players, to be exact.

Check out the PDF here.