Ryan Clady Traded to Jets

After missing all of 2015 with a knee injury, offensive tackle Ryan Clady has found himself on a new team as ESPN's Adam Schefter reported the Denver Broncos agreed to trade Clady and a seventh-round pick to the New York Jets for a fifth-round pick.

Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News confirmed the report.

Injuries have cost Clady significant time in two of the previous three seasons. He only played in two games during the 2013 season with a Lisfranc injury, missing out on both of Denver's trips to the Super Bowl.

There was a time when Clady was one of the NFL's best offensive tackles, being named a first-team All-Pro in 2009 and 2012, but Pro Football Focus noted that his stock was starting to slide after his knee injury last year:

Getting rid of Clady frees up a lot of money for the Broncos, with Spotrac's Michael Ginnitti noting that the trade will clear $8.3 million in cap space.

Tom Pelissero of USA Today added that Clady's contract, which has two years and $19.5 million remaining, includes no guaranteed money. 

The Broncos have undergone drastic changes on the offensive line over the past two years, as players like Louis Vasquez, Orlando Franklin, Manny Ramirez and Chris Clark have been allowed to leave via free agency or been traded.

Head coach Gary Kubiak runs a specific zone-blocking system that requires a certain type of offensive lineman.

Okung's signing shows that the team believes in his ability to play it, while dealing Clady is an indication that his stock in Denver was not high after a lost season.