ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Denver Broncos and tackle Ja'Wuan James have become the focal points in the growing acrimony between the NFL and the NFL Players Association over attendance of players at voluntary offseason workouts.
That relationship grew even more strained on Thursday when the players' union fired back to its membership in response to a memo from the NFL's management council to team executives and head coaches earlier this week.
In a wide-ranging email to players, which was read to ESPN, union officials devoted a section to the season-ending Achilles tendon injury James had suffered earlier this week while working out away from the Broncos' complex.