ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Denver Broncos elected not to pick up the fifth-year option on nose tackle Sylvester Williams’ contract and informed Williams' representatives early Monday afternoon.
It means Williams, who was the Broncos’ first-round pick in 2013 (28th overall), will be an unrestricted free agent at season’s end. Under the guidelines of the collective bargaining agreement, if the Broncos had picked up the fifth-year option on Williams’ contract his salary would have been $6.75 million.
Broncos executive vice president of football operations John Elway hinted at the team’s thinking this past weekend as the draft drew to a close.