Ryan Clady Ryan Jacob Clady ( born September 6 , 1986 ) is an American football offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for Boise State University , and earned All - American honors . The Denver Broncos chose Clady in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft , and he has been selected for the Pro Bowl three times . Early years . Clady was born in Long Beach , California . He attended Eisenhower High School in Rialto , California and was a letterman in football . He was also a first - team All - Citrus Belt League selection , a first - team All - San Bernardino County selection , and a first - team All - California Interscholastic Federation Division I selection . Clady graduated from Eisenhower High School in 2004 . Rated only a two - star recruit by Rivals . com , he was not ranked among the nation ' s top offensive tackle prospects . College career . Clady attended Boise State University , where he played for the Boise State Broncos football team from 2004 to 2007 . He redshirt ed as a freshman in 2004 . He earned the starting right tackle position at the beginning of the 2005 season and started 13 of 13 games . He was voted to several dotcoms ' second and third team All - American squads . He was moved to the left side before the 2006 campaign , starting all 13 games . Clady earned first team All - Western Athletic Conference ( WAC ) honors following his sophomore season and was also named to the prestigious SI . com Second - team All - American squad . In 2007 , he started each game he played for Boise State and was once again a First - team All - WAC selection . Clady also made several First - team All - American rosters . Clady was part of Boise State ' s historic 43 – 42 overtime win over Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl . In that game , many scouts first were able to see Clady on a national stage , and marveled at how well Clady handled Oklahoma pass rushers . He also had the key block for Ian Johnson in the game - winning Statue of Liberty play . Professional career . 2008 NFL Draft . Clady drew comparisons to Chris Samuels . He was selected by the Denver Broncos , with the 12th overall pick in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft . Clady was the highest drafted player in Boise State history and the 11th to be selected in the 1st round . He was also Denver ' s highest selected offensive lineman since Chris Hinton in 1983 . The Broncos signed him to a five - year deal worth $ 46 . 75 million . It was reported to guarantee $ 23 . 375 million . Denver Broncos . Following Week 12 of the 2008 NFL season , Peter King of " Sports Illustrated " said Clady was the third - best rookie overall . On December 12 , 2008 , Clady won the Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week award , after his game against the Kansas City Chiefs . That was the first time all season that a lineman , either offensive or defensive , won the award . Clady finished third in voting behind Matt Ryan and Chris Johnson for the 2008 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award . He was the only offensive lineman to receive any votes . Clady started every game during the 2008 NFL season and gave up just a half of a sack while committing only three penalties . He was the only starting NFL offensive lineman to give up less than one sack for the entire season . He was named to the Associated Press NFL All - Pro Second Team behind Michael Roos and Jordan Gross . , " Sporting News " lists Clady as the No . 1 offensive tackle in the NFL . After the Broncos ' October 4 , 2009 victory over the Dallas Cowboys , Clady set a new NFL record for consecutive games to start a career without giving up a full sack . Through 20 games , he has surrendered only one half of a sack . Clady was named a starter for the 2009 Pro Bowl and was named First - team All - Pro by the Sporting News and Associated Press after the 2009 season . On April 28 , 2010 , Clady injured his patella tendon while playing basketball but did not miss a game the following season . On January 17 , 2012 , Clady was added to the 2012 Pro Bowl roster along with teammate Willis McGahee . After the 2011 season , the Broncos tried to sign Clady to a longterm deal and offered him a 5 - year $ 50 million deal with $ 28 million guaranteed , but Clady refused . In the 2012 season , Clady allowed just one sack the entire season . Towards the end of the season , he tore a labrum in his right shoulder , but still did not miss any time . He played the last few games of the season including the playoffs with the injury , and had surgery to repair it only after the season ended . He was selected to the 2013 Pro Bowl but did not play because of his shoulder . On March 1 , 2013 , in order to prevent Clady from becoming an unrestricted free agent , the Broncos assigned him with the franchise tag worth $ 9 . 823 million . On July 14 , 2013 . Clady agreed to a new contract with the Broncos worth $ 52 . 5 million for five years . Of that , $ 33 million is guaranteed over the first 3 years of the contract . There is a maximum of $ 5 million in incentives attached to the deal . If Clady is named to the Associated Press ' s All - Pro Team , then he will receive an extra $ 500 thousand each subsequent season . Should he be named to the Team a second time , he will receive an extra $ 1 . 5 million each subsequent season . The deal came one day prior to the July 15th Deadline to extend ' Franchise Tagged ' Players . On September 18 , 2013 , Clady was placed on season - ending IR , due to a Lisfranc injury he suffered during a Week 2 matchup against the New York Giants . The Denver Broncos signed Winston Justice to replace his roster spot .