The NFL’s in-season trade deadline passed last week without the Denver Broncos making any moves.
The Broncos did not have enough draft capital to acquire new players via trade, and they did not receive any offers that tempted them to part ways with any in-house players.
Denver did receive an offer of third- and fifth-round picks from an undisclosed team for wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, according to ESPN. The Broncos apparently felt that offer was too low.
“He’s an important part and an important piece of what we’re doing,” coach Sean Payton said Monday. “I don’t think my words prior to the trade deadline were ever, ‘Hey, we’re staying pat.’ It was we’re not the ones to be interviewed. Go ask the people that are purchasing. We’re building and putting a team together and can’t control — we kind of went through this in the offseason with a handful of players, and understandably so. In other words, I get it. It’s harder for us to be the ones speaking on topics like that when we’re not the ones that are involved in initiating any of the contact.
“When we’re talking about Jerry, shoot, he’s a guy that we think is dynamic. He’s the guy that last week — sometimes it’s a fickle game in that all of a sudden, we’re into the fifth week of the season and Brandon Johnson has three touchdowns and Jerry doesn’t have one. Sometimes that’s the nature of the passing game, but each week, there’s a lot that goes into what we’re game planning. He played extremely well last week, and we think he is going to be very important for us going forward.”
Jeudy has hauled in 27 receptions for 336 yards through seven games this season (he missed one week due to injury). The 24-year-old receiver scored his first touchdown of the season against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 8 just before the team’s bye week. Now rested up, Jeudy will aim to finish the 2023 campaign on a strong note and prove Denver made the right decision.
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