After defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 24-9 on Sunday afternoon, the Denver Broncos are 3-5 going into their Week 9 bye. Will that be enough to convince Denver to not be sellers ahead of the NFL’s trade deadline on Tuesday?
If Broncos coach Sean Payton is to be believed, Denver wasn’t planning to make trades even before Sunday’s upset win.
“Honestly, and you guys know this, it’s a busy time of the year and there’s pressure on news media to be on top of potential stories, trade stories,” Payton said Sunday. “The teams that aren’t doing as well always fall into this position, and I understand it, but we’re not the team looking to go out and buy. We can’t control the buyers that call. We always pick the phone up — you have to professionally, but that’s it.”
Whether or not Payton is being truthful remains to be seen.
There have been multiple reports about wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, for example, and often when there’s smoke in the NFL, there’s fire.
So, will the Broncos make any moves before the NFL trade deadline? Here’s a quick look at ten players who might draw interest from other teams.