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Published on 12/26/2012 at Wed Dec 26 14:30.
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It would cost Broncos $9.6 million to tag Clady

Posted Wed Dec 26th by

(AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Before the 2012 season started, the Broncos tried to negotiate a contract extension with Pro Bowl left tackle Ryan Clady.  The talks ultimately stalled and the team decided to put off negotiations until 2013.

Since then, Clady has started in all fifteen games and has just one false start penalty and one sack allowed, helping to keep quarterback Peyton Manning upright throughout much of Denver’s ten-game winning streak.

Next offseason, the Broncos will likely place their franchise tag on Clady, who will be entering his sixth season.

According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the 2013 numbers for an offensive lineman will tentatively be $9.660 million.  Franchise tag numbers for each position will be finalized in March.

This season, Clady made just $3.5 million.  It will be important for Denver to keep Manning protected down the road.  Paying $9.6 million to keep a first-ballot Hall of Famer upright is completely reasonable.

  • http://www.facebook.com/carlo.scuri.10 Carlo Scuri

    Ryan deserves a big contract, as Prime Time says: “Pay the man”. I hope John will make the deal, Ryan is a big part of our offense.

  • Doom92

    Tag’em or sign him but don’t let him go. We have waited forever for our “willie Roaf” or our “Larry Allen”. Yes we have had some good ones, Stink and Tom Nalen among them, but I truly think that Ryan Clady is arguably the best we have ever had.