The Denver Broncos agreed to trade a seventh-round pick to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for five-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Jurrell Casey on Wednesday. Here’s a sampling of how Twitter reacted to the news:
Jurrell Casey season grades:
2017: 84.1
2018: 85.9
2019: 74.3 pic.twitter.com/ypH6ISOKwJ— PFF (@PFF) March 18, 2020
— Faux Vic Fangio (@FauxVicFangio) March 18, 2020
A 7th rounder? LMAO Elway fleeced
— Xan (@XanB21) March 18, 2020
You sure Bill O’Brien isn’t the Titans GM as well?
— Ron Wellington (@ronology2_) March 18, 2020
Jurrell Casey is 30 years old, signed through 2023 and one of the league's better DTs.
Denver gets a star player for a 7th.
Bit of a head-scratcher for TEN, but it nonetheless opens up more snaps for 2019 1st Jeffery Simmons behind DaQuan Jones
— Mike Clay (@MikeClayNFL) March 18, 2020
The Broncos gave up just a 7th round pick to acquire DL Jurrell Casey. He is under contract through 2022 and has the following cap hits:
'20: $13,387,500
'21: $13.881.000
'22: $13,850,000He also has 0 guaranteed salary left on this current deal.
— Trevor Judge (@TrevorJudge) March 18, 2020
Jurrell Casey has been one of most underrated players in the league for the last decade. Absolute force inside. He can still play, too.
Wonder if Titans are shooting their shot for Jadeveon Clowney next? https://t.co/6D6QHsHL3x
— Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) March 18, 2020
Welcome to the Mile High City Jurrell Casey! A run stuffing beast who can also get to the QB. Great move by Elway who I never doubted for a second pic.twitter.com/Se8b1pdXt4
— ThatsGoodSports (@BrandonPerna) March 18, 2020
Imagine not having Von Miller, Bradley Chubb, and Jurrell Casey on your team
— Sayre Bedinger (@SayreBedinger) March 18, 2020
I'm totally lost here. I know Casey is 30, but he's still very good and he's a pretty reasonable rate for three more years. Why move on from him and why do it for just a 7th round pick??
Nobody is offering a 6th round pick for Jurrell Casey? https://t.co/L76tGD8wPn
— Jon Ledyard (@LedyardNFLDraft) March 18, 2020
New Broncos DT Jurrell Casey is under contract through 2022 at a base value just over $12M/year. He's played in 139 of 144 games, with at least 5.0 sacks in seven straight seasons. A forceful interior rusher, excellent teammate and fills an immediate need.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 18, 2020
The Broncos have already filled many of biggest positional needs:
CB: A.J. Bouye (trade), De’Vante Bausby
OL: Graham Glasgow
QB2: Jeff Driskel
DL: Jurrell Casey (trade)
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) March 18, 2020
The Broncos essentially traded Andy Janovich for Jurrell Casey. Wow.
Broncos got a 7th for Jano.
Broncos traded a 7th for Casey.— Zac Stevens (@ZacStevensDNVR) March 18, 2020
We are tracking all of the Broncos’ free agency moves here.
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