By Brian Murphy
bmurphy@idahostatesman.com
The Denver Broncos will use the franchise tag on left tackle and former Boise State star Ryan Clady, the Denver Post reported.
Denver Broncos’ left tackle Ryan Clady will see a big raise.
The tag ensures that Clady, a three-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro selection, will remain with the Broncos — and that he will get a huge salary increase.
Clady has not missed a game in his five seasons with the Broncos. He was drafted No. 12 overall in 2008. Clady left Boise State after his junior season.
From the Post: “Teams are allowed to place a franchise tag on one of their unrestricted free agent players each year. This gives the player a top five average salary for one season, but pretty much restricts him from entering the free-agent pool. Clady’s projected salary under the tag would be $9.66 million in 2013, a nice raise from the $3.5 he earned in 2012.”
• Former Boise State wide receiver Titus Young was place on waivers by the St. Louis Rams on Friday. Young was just picked up by the Rams on Feb. 5 after being released by the Detroit Lions.
According to the Associated Press, “Coach Jeff Fisher said Friday the Rams picked up Young before they had much time to do any background checks. He said Young was “not the best
option” for the Rams.”
Fisher added, “We felt like by claiming Titus we would have the opportunity to spend a good deal of time with him. We spent that time with him, we spent probably four or five days with him, and as an organization, at the end of the interview process, you might call it, we felt it was best to go in another direction.”
Not looking good for Titus… he’s got NFL game, but an AFL attitude.
Wow… Titus Young is a dumb@ss.
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a professional athlete being let go as the result of the team meeting him personally. He must have made some impression.
I’ll bet that the Rams thought that if they could get Austin Pettis and Titus Young working together again they might have another “Dynamic Duo”. Not a bad thought, but apparently Titus’s attitude tripped him up again. I find it hard to believe that they did not know of the problems Young has had, from college on through!
He needs to take lessons from Doug Martin on how to be humble and classy in the NFL.
And Ryan Clady is the polar opposite of Young, he’s been a class act, one of the premier offensive linemen in the NFL. He’s one of the many (and one of the best) BSU players who have made their mark in the NFL and we can be very proud of him.
How do you blow the interview process with a guy like Jeff Fisher for a second chance after blowing what was a good start with the Lions and a supportive coach in Jim Schwartz? Too bad, but I still hope he gets help and can resurrect his career.
C’mon Titus, we really had hoped you had learned a lesson in humility… Next stop the CFL, that is if they are willing to take a chance on you. Please wake up and realize that you are wasting space on this planet. Nobody owes you anything. You, however owe yourself a lot of soul searching… There have been a lot of people willing to take a chance on you, unfortunately, you’ve left a wake of poor decisions behind you. I can see it now, you’ll be 50 years old still telling anyone who will listen that you were the best NFL receiver by far, and that nobody would give you a chance…. What a waste…..
World class, all-pro moron!
wow is correct…NFL class speed…. gread hands and a 10 cent head..no make that a 7 1/2 cent heat
Just a shame that a person like Young has to be mentioned anywhere near the class-act that is Ryan Clady.