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Broncos’ greatest players of all-time: #29, Ryan Clady

In Mike Shanahan’s last year as Head Coach and Ted Sundquist’s as General Manager of the Denver Broncos, they had the twelfth pick overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.

Long-time left tackle Matt Lepsis, who suffered season ending injuries in 2006 and 2007, had retired from the Broncos after 10 seasons with the team in February of 2008. Replacing a two-time Super Bowl champion and a veteran of 150 games in the National Football League was priority number one for the team to protect up-and-coming quarterback Jay Cutler.

After Jake Long went first overall to the Miami Dolphins, Shanahan and Sundquist waited as other players came off the board.