Ever since signing his huge contract extension, offensive tackle Ryan Clady has had a bad string of luck. He signed a five-year, $52.5 million deal in the summer of 2013.
He started two games that year, before suffering a season-ending Lisfranc injury. The Denver Broncos went on to advance to Super Bowl XLVIII.
Clady played a full season in 2014 and he earned yet another Pro Bowl selection. And when the news that Gary Kubiak was hired to be the Broncos' new head coach a little more than a year ago, it portended well for Clady, whom Mike Shanahan drafted in the first round in 2008 because of his ability in the zone blocking scheme.