The Broncos have officially exercised cornerback Bradley Roby‘s fifth-year option. The move was expected, as Mike Klis of 9NEWS first reported last month. 
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That $8.526MM salary will place Roby inside the top-20 in terms of annual cornerback figures, just ahead of fellow Broncos corner Chris Harris. Roby may or may not be worth that kind of cash and he’ll have to prove himself in 2017 if he wants to see that money. The option, of course, is guaranteed for injury only. Roby is slated to be third on Denver’s CB depth chart behind Harris and Aqib Talib, but the good news for him is that he won’t face competition from Kayvon Webster any longer.
Roby played on roughly 60% of Denver’s defensive snaps in 2016 thanks to the team’s frequent usage of the nickel set. The advanced metrics at Pro Football Focus weren’t high on him, but PFF did give Roby solid marks in his first two seasons.
Roby is now slated to earn ~$8.5MM in 2018.
Needs to take a big step this year for that salary justification. That’s a lot for your 3rd corner.