“He Fits What Sean Payton Can Do in Denver”: Cam Newton Backs Broncos’ Jaylen Waddle Move
Jun 4, 2024; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle (17) looks on during mandatory minicamp at Baptist Health Training Complex. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports At the opening of the NFL’s 2026 legal tampering window, plenty of big-name wide receivers were expected to be on the move, and apart from the Philadelphia Eagles’ A. J.
Brown, many of them already have. It’s just that Jaylen Waddle wasn’t expected to be one of them, but the Denver Broncos were able to provide an offer that the Miami Dolphins just couldn’t refuse during the midst of a rebuild, a first-round draft pick. Fans and analysts alike are split on whether or not the AFC’s 2025 runner-ups overpaid for the 27-year-old receiver, but according to Cam Newton, it’s hard not to love this addition for the Broncos.
Although that doesn’t inherently mean that Waddle will be the “WR1” in Denver. “I don’t think that a true number one exists anymore,” Newton suggested . “Every great receiver has a counterpart… The league turns over every three to five years… Do I think [Jaylen Waddle] has number one skill?
Yes. Can he be a number one? Yes.
But I don’t think that’s what he needs. Courtland Sutton and Jaylen Waddle, that tandem right, will give defenses fits. It’ll be the greatest thing for the development of Bo Nix.