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Check out these highlights of Broncos DE John Franklin-Myers

The Broncos acquired DE John Franklin-Myers from the Jets in exchange for a future sixth-round pick. That might have been a big steal.

The Denver Broncos traded a 2026 sixth-round pick to the New York Jets during this year’s NFL draft in exchange for defensive end John Franklin-Myers. Because the Jets were in a salary cap pinch, the Broncos were able to acquire the defensive lineman at a bargain price.

Denver coach Sean Payton described Franklin-Myers as a “powerful” player last month. The 27-year-old defensive lineman discussed getting the opportunity to join the Broncos during organized team activities in June.

“Denver came up and shoot, what an opportunity I had. I talked to the coaches and talked to the staff members,” Franklin-Myers said. “I just heard the vision, heard what they wanted to do for me, how I could help this team and the opportunity that was presented. To play for Coach Sean Payton, I couldn’t pass that up.”

Check out the highlights from Franklin-Myers’ time in New York below:

The sixth-year defensive lineman has totaled 135 tackles, 61 quarterback hits, 19.5 sacks, seven pass breakups, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and one interception in 81 career games (52 starts). He’ll look to build on those totals with the Broncos this fall.

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Broncos coach Sean Payton eager to add ‘very consistent’ John Franklin-Myers to defense

“You see a very consistent player,” Broncos coach Sean Payton said of new defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers.

The Denver Broncos seemingly got a steal when they agreed to trade a 2026 sixth-round to the New York Jets in exchange for defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers during the 2024 NFL draft.

The Jets were in a salary cap pinch that made Franklin-Myers (27) expendable, allowing the Broncos to make a bargain trade. Denver coach Sean Payton said fans and media will begin to see the kind of impact the defensive end can make when the pads come on later this summer.

“Each year, consistently you saw the numbers, the numbers, the numbers,” Payton said on June 4. “It was kind of like you couldn’t even imagine how close they were. Now it came through power rush, bull rush or took an edge. It’s harder for him now to show you those things when we’re not in pads. So now, it’s alignment, it’s the scheme, where am I at and how am I fitting? I think we’ll see a lot more of that when we’re in pads. You can’t bull rush a guy out here; it’s kind of hard to do.

“He’s a powerful player. I would say when you grade or look at his pressure statistics over the last four years or five years, it’s pretty interesting. They’re very consistent across the board. So you see a very consistent player, but again during these drills you’re not able to necessarily see that.”

Over the last three years in New York, Franklin-Myers totaled 14, 20 and 14 quarterback hits while adding six, five and three sacks. He was consistent for the Jets and Payton expects the same kind of production in Denver. Getting that level of player for a late-round pick in the future was a great move.

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John Franklin-Myers ‘couldn’t pass up’ opportunity to join Broncos

“To play for Coach Sean Payton, I couldn’t pass that up,” DE John Franklin-Myers said of joining the Broncos this offseason.

After the New York Jets acquired Haason Reddick earlier this year, they couldn’t afford to pay him and fellow pass rusher John Franklin-Myers.

Consequently, New York gave Franklin-Myers and his agent permission to seek a trade. Because the Jets were in a pinch, they had little leverage in negotiations, allowing the Denver Broncos to get a bargain deal.

During the draft in April, the Broncos sent a 2026 sixth-round pick to New York in exchange for Franklin, a cheap price for a defender with 61 quarterback hits and 19.5 sacks on his resume. After joining the team’s offseason program, Franklin-Myers was asked about landing in Denver.

“As far as the trade, the Jets traded for Haason and reached out to us and told us to see what we could find,” Franklin-Myers said on June 4. “From there, you get the chance to have your conversations and do what you need to do. Denver came up and shoot, what an opportunity I had. I talked to the coaches and talked to the staff members.

“I just heard the vision, heard what they wanted to do for me, how I could help this team and the opportunity that was presented. To play for Coach Sean Payton, I couldn’t pass that up. You talk about the defense they run and putting guys in good positions, that’s what I’m looking forward to. I’m looking forward to going out there with them and playing physical.”

The Jets run a 4-3 defense, so it will be a little bit of an adjustment for Franklin-Myers to switch to a 3-4, but he’s up for the challenge. The 27-year-old defensive end spoke to defensive coordinator Vance Joseph during trade talks.

“I played in a 4-3 front for five years or four years now,” Franklin-Myers said. “It was a little different because you do not know how someone is going to play you, but once I talked to him and understood what the assignment was, then I was on board. I’m locked in. [It is] a chance to grow as a person, as a football player and as a teammate, I couldn’t pass that up.”

Franklin-Myers started all 17 games for New York in each of the last two seasons and he missed just one game in 2021. Over the last three years, he recorded 48 quarterback hits, 14.5 sacks and five pass breakups. With a fresh start in Denver, Franklin-Myers will look to build on those totals in 2024.

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Broncos Wire podcast: QB competition, trades and UDFA sleepers

On the latest Broncos Wire podcast, Ryan O’Leary and Jon Heath discuss Bo Nix and the QB battle, trades, sleeper UDFAs and the new uniforms!

What a whirlwind of an offseason it’s been for the Denver Broncos!

One week after the 2024 NFL draft, I joined host Ryan O’Leary on the Broncos Wire podcast to discuss Denver’s quarterback situation, recent (and upcoming?) trades, sleeper UDFAs, the new uniforms and much more.

You can listen to episode No. 109 below:

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Check out our notes from this week’s podcast below. 

Broncos draft QB Bo Nix 
  • Denver used the 12th overall pick in the first round to select Oregon quarterback Bo Nix. Good move?
Broncos trade for QB Zach Wilson 
  • Denver sent a 6th-round pick to the Jets in exchange for a 7th-round pick and QB Zach Wilson. Broncos and New York will split his salary (about $2.72 million each).
  • It’s a lottery ticket for Denver. Wilson probably isn’t going to become a great QB, but it’s a low-risk move and you never know. Worth a shot.
  • Broncos now have Bo Nix, Jarrett Stidham and Zach Wilson at QB. Quite a summer competition. Will they carry 3 QBs? If not, who gets cut?
Broncos trade for DE John Franklin-Myers
  • Denver sent a 2026 sixth-round pick to the Jets for DE John Franklin-Myers. After paying Haason Reddick, New York couldn’t afford to keep Franklin-Myers, so the Broncos got a huge discount.
  • He had 50-straight starts for the Jets, totaling 14.5 sacks. I think of him as Denver’s new Dre’Mont Jones.
  • Broncos now have an excellent front-three rotation of Zach Allen, Franklin Myers, D.J. Jones and Malcolm Roach.
Broncos aren’t trading Courtland Sutton (right now) 
  • The WR room is very crowded, so we’ll see if a trade might happen later.
  • WRs: Courtland Sutton, Marvin Mims, Tim Patric, Josh Reynold, Troy Franklin, Lil’Jordan Humphrey, Jalen Virgil, Brandon Johnson, Devaughn Vele
Other notable draft picks 
  • Round 3: OLB Jonah Elliss, Utah (12 sacks last year; Dad played for DEN)
  • Round 4: WR Troy Franklin, Oregon (steal, Nix’s favorite WR; 14 TDs in ’23)
  • Round 5: CB Kris Abram-Draine, Missouri (good depth, versatile)
  • Round 5: RB Audric Estimé, Notre Dame (4.71, but bruiser, vision, smart) (es-ta-may)
2 notable undrafted free agent signings 
  • RB Blake Watson, Memphis (UDFA RB1)
  • OT Frank Crum, Wyoming (UDFA OT1)
  • RBs: Williams, Samaje, Jaleel McLaughlin, Audric Estimé, Blake Watson
Broncos got new uniforms 

What’s next? 

  • Rookie minicamp in May, then OTAs
  • NFL schedule coming May 9?
  • Mandatory minicamp in mid-June
  • Training camp begins in late July
  • Preseason and roster cuts in August
Ryan and I will return with new episodes as news pops up this summer.
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John Franklin-Myers claims Jets’ offer wasn’t close to Broncos

John Franklin-Myers claims Jets’ offer wasn’t close to what the Broncos ended up giving him.

John Franklin-Myers is now a member of the Denver Broncos and he took a pay cut with the restructured contract he signed after he was traded during the draft.

According to Over the Cap, Franklin-Myers’ deal is two years and $15 million with $9 million guaranteed ($7 million fully guaranteed) and a $4 million signing bonus. There are workout and per-game roster bonuses in the deal.

Franklin-Myers took to Twitter to respond to a tweet wondering why the Jets weren’t able to come up with a similar deal. “They didn’t offer me anything close to that,” Franklin-Myers said.

Franklin-Myers was originally set to make $13 million this season from the Jets. That price became too high for the Jets following the acquisition of Haason Reddick ($15 million for 2024) from the Philadelphia Eagles.

At the outset, the trade made sense from a cap perspective. The Jets currently have about $9 million in cap space, according to Over the Cap. However, most of that cap space is earmarked for their draft class.

However, questions can now arise about why the Jets weren’t able to come up with a similar deal that Denver gave Franklin-Myers. The edge room is arguably weaker without the inside/outside versatility of Franklin-Myers. The Jets also didn’t draft a defensive end — their only defensive selections were in the secondary, cornerback Qwan’tez Stiggers and safety Jaylen Key.

Reddick and Jermaine Johnson will lead the charge on the edge and 2023 first-round pick Will McDonald could be in line for a larger role as a result. Nonetheless, the Jets will have a void with the loss of Franklin-Myers.

Broncos might have gotten a steal in John Franklin-Myers trade

The Broncos got a starting defensive end in John Franklin-Myers for a future sixth-round pick. That could end up being a steal for Denver.

During the final day of the 2024 NFL draft, the Denver Broncos beefed up their defensive line depth chart by acquiring John Franklin-Myers in a trade with the New York Jets.

The Broncos got Franklin Myers for a cheap price relative to his career production, sending a 2026 sixth-round pick to New York in exchange for the defensive lineman. The trade was in the works leading up to the draft.

“It is something we have been working on the past couple of weeks,” general manager George Paton said on Saturday night. “He is a player that we have always respected. He is durable. For three straight years he has not missed a game, and four straight years of 54-plus pressures.

“He can play all down the line of scrimmage. The one thing that sticks out on tape is the relentless motor this guy plays with. We are excited to get him. It took a bit, but he was here today in the building. He is going to help our defensive line.”

Franklin-Myers (6-4, 288 pounds) spent one year with the Los Angeles Rams before joining the Jets in 2020. He emerged as a starter in 2021 and he started 50-straight games in New York before his trade to Denver.

Broncos coach Sean Payton said after the draft that Franklin Myers plays “4i or tackle,” with the “i” representing lining up on the “inside” shoulder of an offensive tackle. He’ll be a defensive end in Denver’s base 3-4 defense. Put simply, Franklin-Myers is an interior defensive lineman for the Broncos.

Franklin-Myers recorded 48 quarterback hits, 16 tackles behind the line of scrimmage and 14.5 sacks over the last three seasons with the Jets. He now joins Denver’s defensive line room which already includes Zach Allen, D.J. Jones and Malcolm Roach. Landing a starting-caliber defensive end for a future sixth-round pick could end up being a steal for the Broncos.

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Broncos give John Franklin-Myers new contract after trade

After trading a future sixth-round pick to the Jets for John Franklin-Myers, the Broncos revised his contract.

In addition to selecting seven players during the 2024 NFL draft, the Denver Broncos also brought in an eighth player via trade.

The Broncos agreed to trade a 2026 sixth-round draft pick to the New York Jets on Saturday in exchange for edge defender John Franklin-Myers. The 27-year-old veteran was a defensive end in New York but it remains to be seen if he’ll play as a DE or as an outside linebacker in Denver.

The Jets signed him to a four-year, $55 million extension in 2021. Under that deal, the defensive end was scheduled to have base salaries of $13.3 million and $14.35 million over the next two seasons. Franklin-Myers will take a pay cut after his trade to the Broncos.

The edge defender has a new two-year, $15 million contract in Denver, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The deal averages $7.5 million per year. Franklin-Myers received a $4 million signing bonus and he’ll have $8 million fully guaranteed from the Broncos.

Denver is now likely done with the bulk of their offseason moves. Up next is rookie minicamp in May followed by mandatory minicamp in June. The Broncos are expected to begin training camp in late July.

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Jets, Broncos able to work out John Franklin-Myers deal after Jets traded pick originally being sent to Denver

The JFM to Denver deal almost was in jeopardy after the Jets traded up for Malachi Corley.

The Jets agreed to send defensive end John Franklin-Myers to the Denver Broncos for a 2026 6th-round pick. But the deal almost was in jeopardy when the Jets made their move for Western Kentucky wide receiver Malachi Corley.

This was a deal that was in the works for a week, according to Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic. The deal ended up taking a little longer to come together because the teams had to agree to new trade compensation. According to ESPN’s Rich Cimini, the two teams agreed on trade compensation but that agreement saw the Jets sending pick No. 157 to the Broncos. The Jets used that pick to move up from No. 72 to No. 65 in the third round to draft Corley.

So back to the drawing board the teams went. They were able to save the deal with new trade compensation. The Jets will receive a sixth-round pick in the 2026 draft and Franklin-Myers agreed to a restructured two-year, $15 million deal with $10 million guaranteed.

The Jets were almost forced to make this deal as Franklin-Myers was counting about $16 million against the cap, a high number after the team added Haason Reddick earlier this offseason from the Philadelphia Eagles. New York saves about $7.3 million in cap space and will eat $9 million in dead money.

Jets trading John Franklin-Myers to Broncos for 2026 6th-round pick

Jets trading John Franklin-Myers to Broncos for 2026 6th-round pick

The Jets are trading another player to the Denver Broncos. This time, they have sent defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers to the Broncos in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2026.

Franklin-Myers played four seasons for the Jets after being claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Rams in 2020 and moved around the defensive line at tackle and end. He played in all but two games in his four years in New York. He totaled 125 tackles, 17.5 sacks, 21 tackles for a loss and two fumble recoveries with the Jets.

According to Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic, this trade had been in the works for about a week. This all comes down to the salary cap. Franklin-Myers was set to count $16.364 million against the cap, which became a high number following the Jets’ acquisition of Haason Reddick from the Philadelphia Eagles. He was set to make a base salary of $13.3 million this year and $14.35 million in 2025.

By trading Franklin-Myers, the Jets will save $7.3 million in cap space while taking on a dead money hit of just over $9 million. That makes about $17 million in dead money between Franklin-Myers and quarterback Zach Wilson, who was traded to Denver earlier in the week. Franklin-Myers will restructure his deal with Denver. It’s a two-year deal worth $15 million, a significant paycut from his previous deal with the Jets, but he gets $10 million guaranteed, including $8 million fully guaranteed and a $4 million signing bonus.

Broncos acquire DE John Franklin-Myers in trade with Jets

The Denver Broncos traded a 2026 sixth-round draft pick to the New York Jets for defensive end John Franklin-Myers.

The Denver Broncos have been busy on Day 3 of the NFL draft. From moving up in the fourth round to pick quarterback Bo Nix’s No. 1 target at the University of Oregon to two selections within three picks in the fifth round, the Broncos show they aren’t done yet.

The Denver Broncos have traded a 2026 sixth-round pick to the New York Jets in exchange for defensive end John Franklin-Myers. Within the past week, the Jets sent quarterback Zach Wilson and Franklin-Myers to the Mile High City in a pair of trades.

Franklin-Myers is a fifth-year veteran from the Jets, who has played in 52 games across four seasons in green. Franklin-Myers has totaled 19.5 sacks, one interception, one forced fumble and 135 total tackles in his professional career.

It remains to be seen if Franklin-Myers will play as a defensive end or outside linebacker in Denver’s 3-4 defense. If he stays at DE, he’ll join a rotation that includes Zach Allen, D.J. Jones and Malcolm Roach.

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