Let’s just say this would be a shock.
Pro Football Focus recently published a list of 15 NFL trade candidates, and Bradley Locker included Denver Broncos cornerback Riley Moss on the list. (To be clear, the hypothetical list is just speculation from Locker.)
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Locker believes that after the Broncos used a first-round pick to select Texas cornerback Jahdae Barron this spring, “[t]hat could leave a player like Moss on the block.” This was his closing line: “Denver may retain the 25-year-old Moss as depth, but if his role is constricted, other teams could come calling.”
Moss is not depth.
He’s still projected to serve as the team’s outside cornerback this fall across from Pat Surtain with Barron playing primarily in the slot. And even if Barron ended up winning the outside spot, Moss would be moved inside to play in the slot as the team’s No. 3 cornerback.
Moss being a potential trade candidate is a shocking prediction from PFF, and we don’t expect the Broncos to even think about the possibility of such a move. It’s true that Denver has a deep secondary, but that’s a good thing. There’s room for all three of Surtain, Moss and Barron in Vance Joseph’s defense.
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This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: NFL: PFF suggests outlandish trade candidate for Broncos