The Denver Broncos have a young core of wide receivers behind proven veteran Courtland Sutton, but is Sean Payton satisfied with the room as a whole?
Behind Sutton, the Broncos have Devaughn Vele, Marvin Mims Jr., Troy Franklin and third-round pick Pat Bryant. That seems like a solid nucleus of overall talent, but one player who could be available via trade may catch their eye.
Matt Holder of Bleacher Report suggested that the New Orleans Saints could make Rashid Shaheed available for trade and Daniel Arwas of Athlon Sports envisions the Broncos being the team that lands him, should that happen.
"With New Orleans perennially in cap hell and perhaps wanting to enter a rebuilding phase after the retirement of quarterback, Derek Carr, it checks out that Shaheed may not be in the franchise's long-term plans having just signed a one year extension this offseason.
And given Sean Payton's long-time connection with the Saints - even though he himself never coached Shaheed - it could certainly be a possibility", wrote Arwas.
He proposes that the Broncos send a 2026 fifth-round pick to the Saints in exchange for Shaheed and a 2026 seventh-round pick. While that seems like tremendous potential value, do the Broncos want to crowd the wide receiver room any further?
In addition to the names mentioned above, the Broncos also signed Trent Sherfield in free agency and they have an exciting dark horse on the roster in A.T. Perry. There just doesn't seem to be a lot of room for a player like Shaheed.
Shaheed has been great for an undrafted player in New Orleans. In three seasons, he has caught 94 passes for 1,556 yards and 10 touchdowns. Though he is not a volume receiver, he is one of the game's best deep threats when healthy as he seems good for at least one long bomb per game. His average of 16.5 yards per reception is evidence of that.
Still, if the Saints are looking to move him, it seems that there would be more wide receiver-needy teams around the league, willing to pay a better price for his services.
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