Broncos trading Jeudy to Browns
Denver clearing more cap space
The Denver Broncos have agreed to send wide receiver and former firstround pick Jerry Jeudy to the Cleveland Browns for two 2024 draft picks, two people with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press on Saturday. The Browns are getting a complement for No. 1 receiver Amari Cooper and another major target and deep threat for quarterback Deshaun Watson.
The Broncos will save $13 million in both cash and salary cap space by moving on from Jeudy. The first of the two draft picks they’re receiving is the first pick of the fifth round. That gives Denver eight selections in the April draft.
The Broncos have cleared nearly $50 million in cap space in the past few days after informing quarterback Russell Wilson they would release him when the new league year begins next week.
The Broncos used the 15th overall pick in 2020 to draft Jeudy, the highest they ever selected a wide receiver. He never lived up to that billing, in large part because Denver continued to churn through middling quarterbacks.
Eagles
Philadelphia agreed to terms on a one-year contract with veteran defensive end Brandon Graham, the club announced Saturday, meaning he will be back for a franchise-record 15th season.
Graham, 35, has 73 sacks in a record 195 career games with the Eagles, including three sacks last season. He has been a popular player in the locker room and in the Philadelphia community.
Graham helped clinch the franchise’s only Super Bowl with a late strip sack of Tom Brady in Super Bowl LII, a 41-33 Eagles’ win against the Patriots on Feb. 4, 2018.
Philadelphia drafted Graham No. 13 overall in the 2010 draft out of Michigan. He missed most of the 2022 season with a torn Achilles tendon but came back to post a career-high 11 sacks.
Chargers
The Los Angeles Chargers reported are open to trading “many veteran players,” according to published reports in The Athletic. Two prime names mentioned as possible trade pieces are defensive linemen Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa.
Bosa is set to earn a base salary of $15 million in 2024 and will cast a roster bonus of $7 million if he remains on the roster on Friday. Mack, a former Defensive Player of the Year, will make $17.55 million in base salary and is due a $5.5 million roster bonus on Friday.