"After missing his rookie season with a wrist injury and not playing a snap on defense in either the 2022 or 2023 seasons, he started eight games in 2024 after Alex Singleton tore his ACL and started eight games this past season when Dre Greenlaw had multiple thigh injuries. That was in addition to annually being one of the Broncos' best special teams players along the way."
"He has played at least 16 games in each of the last five seasons and topped 500 snaps in the defense in each of the last two. In those two years the Broncos have finished as one of the league's best defenses -- No. 3 in scoring defense setting franchise records for sacks in each of those seasons."
"This past season, Strnad had 58 tackles, 4.5 sacks, an interception and knocked down three passes."
Justin Strnad, a fifth-round pick by the Denver Broncos in 2020, agreed to a three-year, $18 million contract with $10 million guaranteed. After missing his rookie season with a wrist injury and seeing limited defensive action in 2022-2023, Strnad emerged as a crucial defensive contributor in 2024, starting eight games when injuries sidelined other linebackers. He has played at least 16 games in each of the last five seasons and exceeded 500 defensive snaps in the last two years. During this period, the Broncos maintained a top-three scoring defense while setting franchise sack records annually. In the past season, Strnad recorded 58 tackles, 4.5 sacks, one interception, and three pass deflections, while consistently contributing on special teams.
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