Before the NFL’s trade deadline in late October, seven teams called the Denver Broncos about cornerback Pat Surtain, and three of them made trade offers, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Schefter previously reported on Sunday that the San Francisco 49ers were one of the teams who reached out about Surtain. The Philadelphia Eagles also showed interest, according to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com. The five other suitors are unknown.
Florio reported Sunday that the Eagles and 49ers “each were concerned that the other would end up with Surtain.” In the end, no teams offered what Denver would have commanded in a hypothetical trade.
Last week, Schefter said during an interview on 104.3 The Fan that no teams came close to the Jalen Ramsey package from 2019 (two first-round picks and a fourth-round pick). The Broncos would have wanted that much “and then some” for PS2, according to Schefter.
Denver also received calls about center Lloyd Cushenberry, safety Justin Simmons and wide receivers Jerry Jeudy and Courtland Sutton. One team offered the Broncos third- and fifth-round picks for Jeudy, according to Schefter.
Denver ultimately decided to stand pat at the deadline, hoping to make a playoff push in the second half of the 2023 season. The Broncos are now left with six picks to use in the 2024 NFL draft.
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