How the Denver Broncos landed Jaylen Waddle
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For today’s coverage, there wasn’t much newsworthy items to discuss, but I did come across an interesting story on Denver and the timeline around their acquisition of wide receiver Jaylen Waddle. So let’s start with that. Broncos daily recap Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated got the details on the Broncos trade with the Miami Dolphins and it was a timeline that stretched back to just before the trade deadline last year.
It is definitely worth the read, and I would say Breer’s analysis of the trade for Denver is about where most of land on the deal too: For the Broncos, their roster is the point where they have few holes left to fill. They still have seven picks, and three of the top 111 in 2026, and project to have 10 for 2027 (with comp picks for John Franklin-Myers and P. J.
Locke factored in). They also get Waddle at $68. 6 million over the next three years.