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Broncos not interested in trading top wide receiver

By Adam Gretz | Last updated 4/20/24

The Denver Broncos already traded one of their top wide receivers this offseason when they sent Jerry Jeudy to the Cleveland Browns. They do not seem interested in trading another.

ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported on Saturday that despite getting several calls asking about the availability of Courtland Sutton, the team has no interest trading their leading receiver from the 2023 season.

The biggest reason teams are calling about Sutton may be the fact he is not attending the team's voluntary offseason program as he tries to get a new contract extension from the team. The Broncos do not seem overly worried about Sutton's decision to stay away, with general manager George Paton saying this week that Sutton is "in a good place."

Sutton caught 59 passes for 772 yards and 10 touchdowns this past season, leading the team in all three categories.

The #Broncos have received multiple trade inquiries on wide receiver Courtland Sutton, per sources. The Broncos do not plan to trade Sutton, who is skipping voluntary workouts due to his contract. pic.twitter.com/whEgRhjyAf
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) April 20, 2024

Not planning on trading him and actually holding onto him are two very different things. It is entirely possible that the Broncos could get an offer they simply can not refuse, especially before this week's NFL Draft. But given that they have already traded Jeudy and do not have many proven options beyond Sutton and free-agent signing Josh Reynolds, it would probably take quite an offer to get them to budge.

Sutton has not always posted huge numbers, but he has had to go through nine different starting quarterbacks in his career so far and never had an opportunity to play as part of a dynamic offense. He is not a star, but he is the best option Denver has at the moment.

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