{"id":663143,"date":"2026-03-17T15:53:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/663143\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T15:53:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:53:18","slug":"did-broncos-show-a-j-brown-interest-before-jaylen-waddle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/663143\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Broncos show A.J. Brown interest before Jaylen Waddle?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nfl\/denver-broncos\/broncos-news-denver-bombshell-jaylen-waddle-trade-with-dolphins-quiet-free-agency\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Denver Broncos made a splash<\/a> in the trade market by acquiring wide receiver <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nfl\/players\/ad460993\/jaylen-waddle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jaylen Waddle<\/a> from the Miami Dolphins in exchange for hefty draft compensation, including a first-round pick in this year&#8217;s draft. The move gives Bo Nix and company another explosive downfield weapon to pair next to Courtland Sutton, and signals the team&#8217;s full commitment to winning now after their run to the AFC Championship Game this year.<\/p>\n<p>Another big name that many think could be on the trade market this year is Philadelphia Eagles wideout <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nfl\/players\/b505098a\/aj-brown\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AJ Brown<\/a>, and now, more information is coming to light from NFL insider Dianna Russini of The Athletic about <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DMRussini\/status\/2033924940504678584\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">whether or not<\/a> Denver expressed any interest in him before pulling off the Waddle deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite speculation, I\u2019m told the Denver Broncos never showed interest in trading for A.J. Brown. They always had their eye on Jaylen Waddle. Sean Payton and Bo Nix have a new receiving threat,\u201d reported Russini on X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen whether the Eagles will indeed look to trade Brown after a tumoltuous relationship with the receiver over the last few seasons, culminating in a chorus of boos from the home fans after he dropped a crucial pass in the playoffs against the San Francisco 49ers last year.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Broncos&#8217; offense, which couldn&#8217;t do anything in blizzard-like conditions against the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game, now has another certified downfield threat who is a nightmare for opposing defenses in open space.<\/p>\n<p>Giving up multiple draft picks is not a small price to pay, but if Waddle can stay healthy and produce, it could pay huge dividends for Denver as they look to make another deep playoff run next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Tuesday, the Denver Broncos made a splash in the trade market by acquiring wide receiver Jaylen Waddle&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":663144,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3781],"tags":[15108,7,301,187,3943,34671,6,48308,302],"class_list":{"0":"post-663143","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-denver-nuggets","8":"tag-aj-brown","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-denver","11":"tag-denver-nuggets","12":"tag-denvernuggets","13":"tag-jaylen-waddle","14":"tag-nba","15":"tag-nfl-rumors","16":"tag-nuggets"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116245325858300224","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=663143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/663144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=663143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=663143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}