The Broncos are not expected to pick up the fifth-year option for linebacker , according to multiple media reports.
Ray, a 2015 first-round NFL draft pick with 15 career starts, missed the first half of the 2017 season with a wrist injury and never fully recovered the rest of the year. Last week the Broncos drafted North Carolina State edge rusher Bradley Chubb with the No. 5 overall pick.
Ray was effective in his second NFL season, totaling 48 tackles and eight sacks, but the Broncos would be on the hook for a salary of $9.232 million in 2019 if they picked up this option. Ray was selected No. 23 overall in the 2015 draft.
Ray and linebacker Shaq Barrett will be unrestricted free agents following this season.
that the Broncos were not expected to pick up Ray’s option.
