Broncos offensive tackle Donald Stephenson agreed to restructure his contact for the 2017 season, according to two NFL sources. Stephenson’s $4 million salary for 2017 was to be fully guaranteed Monday. Instead, $2 million will be guaranteed and the other $2 million can be earned if he makes the 53-man roster.
Stephenson signed a three-year, $14 million contract with the Broncos last March after he spent four years with the Chiefs. But he struggled in his first season in Denver, and fell in and out of the starting rotation because of injury and performance.
The right tackle position, manned by Stephenson and Ty Sambrailo, was the Broncos’ biggest weakness on a line that struggled with cohesion in general.