ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Add another starter to the Broncos’ lengthy and costly injury list.
Elijah Wilkinson is going on injured reserve after X-rays confirmed the starting right tackle has a hairline fracture in his tibula bone along the shin. Fractures ordinarily take six weeks to heal so Wilkinson is likely out until after the Broncos’ week 8 bye.
Wilkinson becomes the fifth Broncos starter and 11th player who is on injured reserve. The payout for those 11 players is $53.42 million, or 30.6 percent of the team’s cash payroll.
Demar Dotson, an 11-year veteran who started the previous eight seasons at right tackle for Tampa Bay, is expected to replace Wilkinson, who played all 63 offensive snaps Sunday against the Bucs. A look at Broncos players on injured reserve with their 2020 incomes:
Injured reserve/player .… 2020 pay
Von Miller, OLB …………. $18 million
A.J. Bouye, CB …...…..... $13.44 million
Jurrell Casey, DL ……….. $11.79 million
Elijah Wilkinson, RT ….… $3.26 million
Mark Barron, LB ………... $2.5 million
Courtland Sutton, WR …. $1.1 million
DeMarcus Walker, DL .…. $1.1 million ($51.19M)
Dre’Mont Jones, DL ….… $685,400
Justin Strnad, ILB ………. $637,772
Austin Calitro, ILB ..……. $502,942
Austin Fort, TE ……....…. $400,000
Total ………….……....….. $53.42 million
Team cash payroll ......... $174.7 million
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