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Head coach Sean Payton confirmed that in Denver, the mission now is to add talent, not draft capital
The veteran wide receiver market in the NFL has been reduced a little more, after the head coach of the Denver BroncosSean Paytondeclare that jerry jedyis Courtland Suttonare available for exchange.
Payton made the comments while chatting with the NFL Network, from the annual spring meetings of the owners of the NFLin Arizona.
“We will not be transferring those two players,” he said. Paytonaccepting that the Broncos have received questions regarding the availability of wide receivers who combined for 1,801 receiving yards and eight touchdown catches in 2022.
“We’ve had calls, sure. They’re two good football players,” he said. Payton. “But, we’re in the talent-gathering business now. Why are people calling? Because they know we lack draft picks and we could, because there were discussions last year, I think, regarding Courtland. But, we like the current group we’re working with.”
Los Broncos they have only five draft picks for next month, and they don’t have any until the third round, after they handed out high picks for the quarterback acquisition Russell Wilson of Seattle last season, and Payton of the Saints this winter.
Wilson cost them first-round and second-round picks last year and this year, and they had to send out the first-round pick they got from Miami in exchange for Bradley Chubb a New Orleans to sum up the Payton.
Thursday He has never lived up to the expectations of his status as a first-round pick in 2020, mostly due to injuries, although he finished strong last season, putting up big numbers after being moved to the flanker position.
Suttona 2019 second-round pick, hasn’t been the same since he tore his ACL in 2020. He’s caught just two touchdown passes in each of the past two seasons.
Furthermore, the depth of the Broncos at the position took a heavy blow last week, when sprinter KJ Hamler, another whose career has been marred by injury, tore a pectoral muscle while training. He is expected to be out for up to six months.
Tim Patrickthe most productive wide receiver of the Broncosreturns from a torn anterior cruciate ligament that cost him the entire 2022 campaign.
After the most recent injury to Hamslos Broncos signed free agent Marquez Callawaya fourth-year player who played for Payton in New Orleans.
Also, it was revealed last week that Wilson He underwent minor knee surgery at the end of last season, but is scheduled to participate in offseason program activities next month.
