In Week 7, the Denver Broncos won a dominating 33-10 away game against the New Orleans Saints, indicating a promising offensive turnaround.
However, given their opponent’s depleted state, returning to usual ground game struggles in 2024 may once again expose their passing game inadequacies. To help mitigate this risk, the Broncos could explore making a deal.
Any move must benefit the current situation and align with their intentions for Bo Nix.
With depth at critical positions and six draft picks, four of which are in the first four rounds, the Broncos have the potential to make a big move before the trade deadline on November 5.
After the New York Jets traded for Davante Adams, reuniting him with former Green Bay Packers teammates Aaron Rodgers, Allen Lazard, and coach Nathaniel Hackett, Garrett Wilson may find himself being the odd man out more often than he prefers.
This Heavy Sports Broncos trade proposal seeks to acquire Wilson.
Browning began the season as a starter opposite Jonathan Cooper. The former third-round pick was placed on injured reserve after suffering a foot injury during Week 2. He returned for the Broncos’ victory over the Saints. Nik Bonitto made his fourth consecutive start in Browning’s place.
The Broncos lead the league with 28 sacks. After the aforesaid transaction, they will still have promising rookie Jonah Elliss to back Bonitto and Cooper.
The Jets are fourth in sacks.
However, the team has faced challenges like as starter Jermaine Johnson’s season-ending Achilles injury and the holdout of 2024 trading pick Haason Reddick. Reddick concluded his holdout ahead of their Week 7 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Browning may improve the Jets’ depth, while the Broncos offer a first-round pick and return the Jets’ sixth-round pick from the Zach Wilson trade.
Broncos Trade for Garrett Wilson Would Reshape WR Room
Wilson was taken 10th overall in the 2022 selection by the Jets. He caught 83 receptions for 1,104 yards and four touchdowns that season, garnering Rookie of the Year recognition.Wilson has achieved back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons, despite erratic quarterback performance.
This deal is comparable to how the Philadelphia Eagles acquired A.J. Brown from the Tennessee Titans in 2022. In exchange for Brown, Philadelphia traded first and third-round draft picks in 2022 to the Titans. Brown’s productivity was comparable to Wilson’s across two seasons.
Wilson is in Year 3 of his four-year, $20.5 million rookie contract. He has a cap hit of $985,000 in 2024, which will be prorated for the remaining games on the schedule.
The Broncos have $3.9 million in cap space as of October 20, according to Over The Cap.
They can afford Wilson in 2024 and 2025, when his compensation will rise to $1.1 million. OTC estimates that Denver will have $70.9 million in cap space by 2025. That is enough to acquire Wilson before the trade deadline and negotiate a long-term agreement to keep him.
At worst, he might push Courtland Sutton for the top slot in the Broncos’ passing game.
Sutton is 29 years old and has one year remaining on his contract after 2024.
Wilson, a young leader, will guide the squad as second-year player Marvin Mims and youngsters Devaughn Vele and Troy Franklin (Nix’s college teammate) grow. The Broncos, or any other interested team, would face the most significant challenge from the Jets’ present stance.
Insider Questions Jets’ Lack of Interest in Garrett Wilson Trade
ESPN’s Adam Schefter said that many teams were interested in Wilson following the Jets’ trade for Adams. Schefter didn’t name any specific teams.
However, those teams were turned away.
“After the New York Jets’ acquisition of Davante Adams this week, a select group of NFL teams have inquired into whether the Jets would be willing to trade fellow star wide receiver Garrett Wilson, league sources told ESPN on Saturday,” Schefter said on October 19, 2018.
“The Jets have heard from other teams but are not planning to trade Wilson, according to sources.”
Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk questioned the Jets’ steadfastness in that position.
“The real question is whether this is a run-of-the-mill, quota-filling, Saturday night Sunday Splash! report, or whether the Jets pushed the item in order to maximize the potential market by affirmatively getting the word out,” Florio wrote on Sunday, October 19.
Despite Jets owner Woody Johnson’s decision to fire coach Robert Saleh after only five games, trading Wilson for future draft picks does not make sense. However, Wilson will be eligible for a new contract after this season, and he will most likely seek a market-level deal. If the Jets aren’t willing to pay him $35 million or more per year — and if he might be traded for someone who can help the Jets right now in a position of weakness — it’s worth hearing.
Both Wilson and Adams are “excited” to play with one another. To stir trade winds, the Jets may need to continue their implosion, and Wilson may need to issue a request.
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