ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Denver Broncos right tackle Ja'Wuan James' injury-crossed career took another difficult turn Tuesday.
Team sources told ESPN that James suffered a torn Achilles tendon in a workout away from the Broncos' facility. The injury is considered season-ending. and James will have surgery to repair it.
Given James' injury occurred when he was not at the team's facility it could be classified as a "non-football injury" or NFI, and the Broncos would not be obligated to pay James his $9.85 million base salary.
James has played 63 snaps for the Broncos over three games combined -- all in 2019 -- since he signed a four-year, $51 million deal with Denver in March of that year.