The New York Jets have released high-priced left tackle Ryan Clady, the start of what figures to be an off-season roster purge.
On Wednesday, the team informed Clady's agent it won't pay a $1 million roster bonus, according to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. By not paying the bonus, due Wednesday, the Jets made Clady a free agent.
Clady, 30, whom they acquired only 10 months ago in a trade with the Denver Broncos, also was scheduled to make a non-guaranteed $10 million in base salary in the final year of the contract he signed last April to facilitate the trade.