{"id":124664,"date":"2025-06-12T18:44:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T18:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/124664\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T18:44:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T18:44:18","slug":"could-broncos-recent-signing-signal-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/124664\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Broncos Recent Signing Signal Trade?"},"content":{"rendered":"

After much speculation on the running back room this offseason, the Denver Broncos are officially signing running back JK Dobbins to a one-year deal. According to reports<\/a>, the team is signing Dobbins to a contract as he will compete with rookie RJ Harvey<\/a> for the starting position. Last season, even though the offense saw a ton of production from quarterback Bo Nix, the running back unit hadn\u2019t been able to hold their own stomping grounds, so they let Javonte Williams walk in free agency and later signed with the Dallas Cowboys. After signing Dobbins, Adam Schefter predicts that Harvey and Dobbins will see most of the ball on the ground.<\/p>\n

This spells bad news for 2024 draft pick Audric Estime, who may be on the trade block if they don\u2019t see any production out of him. It\u2019s hard to imagine that an NFL team could give up this quickly on a player, but since they have Jaleel McLaughlin, who has been putting in some promise, it puts Estime in a bad spot. Originally selected in the fifth round of last year\u2019s draft, the former Notre Dame product is in danger of losing his roster spot, and with head coach Sean Payton\u2019s positive comments about Tyler Badie<\/a>, there might be no room for Estime to get a chance to shine anymore. It\u2019s safe to assume that the Broncos will try to trade Estime as they seek a proven running back with on-field consistency.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, these four teams could take a chance on Estime.<\/p>\n

\"AudricJan 5, 2025; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham (8) hands the ball off to running back Audric Estime (23) in the fourth quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs at Empower Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images
\nBreaking: Could Broncos Recent JK Dobbins Signing Signal Audric Estime Trade? 4 Suitors Emerge
\nPossible Next Teams
\nDallas Cowboys<\/p>\n

After the recent acquisitions this offseason, the Dallas Cowboys still have one of the worst running back units in the league. Miles Sanders and Javonte Williams alone are washed up and probably won\u2019t lead this team to a possible wild-card round. Meanwhile, 2025 draft pick Jaydon Blue<\/a> brings a lot of upside to support quarterback Dak Prescott, but he may not be ready for full-time duties. The Cowboys wouldn\u2019t lose much if they traded for Estime since he\u2019s still on a rookie deal.<\/p>\n

New Orleans Saints<\/p>\n

However, the New Orleans Saints will probably have to lean on the defense and the run game to win their matchups this season. The team doesn\u2019t have a consistent or adequate signal-caller following Derek Carr\u2019s retirement. Alvin Kamara<\/a> is one of the best running backs to have probably played this game, but he might be slowing down due to age. After releasing Jamaal Williams, Estime may not be the best solution, but he could bring some possible insurance.<\/p>\n

Baltimore Ravens<\/p>\n

The Baltimore Ravens offense has always been explosive for the past several seasons, and they\u2019re only getting better with Derrick Henry, earning himself a contract extension. Just like Kamara, he is aging, and the team is betting their future on Keaton Mitchell.<\/a> He hasn\u2019t yet proven he can stay consistent, so they\u2019re better off experimenting with more talent, and a trade for Estime might benefit even Lamar Jackson. The Broncos will never trade to Baltimore, but it\u2019s hard to ignore the fit he has.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Chargers<\/p>\n

Nobody believes in the run game more than<\/a> head coach Jim Harbaugh. Omarion Hampton<\/a> is the future of this running game, but Najee Harris might be a one-time, one-year done deal before he becomes a free agent next offseason, even though he just got here. If that happens, they could trade for Estime to continue building homegrown talent around quarterback Justin Herbert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After much speculation on the running back room this offseason, the Denver Broncos are officially signing running back…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":124665,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2062],"tags":[2825,1268,849,232,5403,436,231,258,1151,2426,292,7,1273,12733,2453,401,6,10420,6211],"class_list":{"0":"post-124664","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-denver-broncos","8":"tag-alvin-kamara","9":"tag-audric-estime","10":"tag-baltimore-ravens-news","11":"tag-broncos","12":"tag-chargers-featured","13":"tag-dallas-cowboys-news","14":"tag-denver","15":"tag-denver-broncos","16":"tag-denver-broncos-news","17":"tag-denverbroncos","18":"tag-derrick-henry","19":"tag-football","20":"tag-jaleel-mclaughlin","21":"tag-jk-dobbins","22":"tag-los-angeles-chargers-news","23":"tag-new-orleans-saints-news","24":"tag-nfl","25":"tag-ravens-featured","26":"tag-saints-featured"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114671875879938650","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124664\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}