Ahead of the NFL’s trade deadline last week, the Denver Broncos sent outside linebacker Bradley Chubb and a 2025 fifth-round draft pick to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a 2023 first-round round pick, a 2024 fourth-round pick and running back Chase Edmonds.
It was one of several notable NFL trades made ahead of the deadline.
“We’re going to miss him, I’m going to miss him and we wish him the best,” general manager George Paton said last week. “Decisions like this are not easy and there are a lot of considerations that go into something like this. It’s very complex, but ultimately, we always have to do what’s best for the team.”
So why exactly was trading Chubb best for the team? Here are five reasons why the decision made sense for Denver.