Mike Klis reports that the Broncos have officially placed RT Ja’Wuan James on the non-football injury list on Friday, which officially ends his 2021 season.
According to Klis, there’s still no word regarding whether the Broncos will pay James’ salary and or bonuses since his torn Achilles happened away from the team’s facility.
James has only played three games in three years for the Broncos since signing a four-year, $52 million deal to be their starting right tackle.
James, 28, was taken with the No. 19 overall pick by the Dolphins back in 2014. He played out the final year of his four-year, $8.4 million contract and made a base salary of $1,569,327 for the 2017 season.
The Dolphins elected to pick up James’ fifth-year option for the 2018 season but he later departed for a four-year, $52 million contract that includes $32 million guaranteed with the Broncos in 2019.
James was set to make a base salary of $10 million for the 2020 season when he opted out. That was deferred to the 2021 season.
In 2019, James was limited to appearing in just three games for the Broncos and making three starts at right tackle.
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