The Denver Broncos have agreed to terms on a four-year contract with rookie inside linebacker Justin Strnad, the team announced Wednesday.
Strnad’s contract is expected to have a signing bonus of $237,776 with a total value of $3,532,776, according to KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis. His signing bonus will be prorated over the four years of his contract for salary cap purposes.
Strnad (6-3, 238 pounds) totaled 244 tackles — including 22.5 tackles for losses — and eight sacks during his four seasons at Wake Forest. He also recorded four interceptions and broke up 10 passes.
Strnad, the team’s fifth-round pick, will compete with Joe Jones, Josey Jewell, Justin Hollins, Tre’ Crawford and Josh Watson for one of the team’s backup linebacker jobs this summer. Todd Davis and Alexander Johnson are expected to serve as the starters.
Denver’s draft class will have combined salary cap hits of $9,980,665 but the net cap hit will be closer to $3,219,217. After signing their draft class, the Broncos will have about $13,837,021 in remaining salary cap space.
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