Teams that selected a player in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft have the option to add a fifth year to that player’s contract for the 2021 season. The deadline to exercise fifth-year options is May 3.
So far, five players from 2017 have had their fifth-year options picked up: CB Marshon Lattimore, CB TreDavious White, OT Ryan Ramczyk, DE Myles Garrett and TE David Njoku.
In Denver, the Broncos will have to make a decision on left tackle Garett Bolles. Right now, it appears that Bolles is poised to start again in 2020 but it’s unclear if the team wants to commit to him beyond that.
“We have to get better [at tackle], there’s no question about it,” GM John Elway said after the draft. “That’s a position we have to get better at.”
Elway said Bolles will compete with Elijah Wilkinson for the starting job this offseason (assuming there will be an offseason with training camps).
“We still feel like we can be very competitive with the tackle situation that we have and the open competition. The best player is going to play.”
