{"id":30127,"date":"2024-03-10T01:08:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T22:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/30127\/sources-broncos-to-trade\/"},"modified":"2024-03-10T01:08:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T22:08:05","slug":"sources-broncos-to-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=30127","title":{"rendered":"Sources &#8211; Broncos to trade WR Jerry Jeudy to Browns for picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sources &#8211; Broncos to trade WR Jerry Jeudy to Browns for picks\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Jake Trotter, ESPN editor<span class=\"timestamp \">March 9, 2024, 5:45 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\">Close<\/p>\n<ul>Jake Trotter covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN.  He joined ESPN in 2011 to cover college <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/football\/\"   title=\"football\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">football<\/a>.  Before that, he worked for The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal.  You can follow him on Twitter @Jake_Trotter.<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Cleveland Browns have strengthened their receiving rotation, landing Jerry Jeudy in a trade with the Denver Broncos, sources told ESPN&#39;s Adam Schefter on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Browns will send Denver a fifth- and sixth-round pick in 2024 to complete the trade, sources said.  The trade cannot be officially finalized until the new league year begins on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland has been interested in Jeudy since last offseason, according to sources.  As the Broncos moved on from quarterback Russell Wilson while revamping their roster, Jeudy became more readily available.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#39;s Choice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sources-Broncos-to-trade-WR-Jerry-Jeudy-to-Browns.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1710022084_485_Sources-Broncos-to-trade-WR-Jerry-Jeudy-to-Browns.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Jeudy, who turns 25 next month, had 54 receptions for 758 yards and two touchdowns last season.  He&#39;ll give Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson another option, slotting behind <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/pro\/\"   title=\"Pro\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Pro<\/a> Bowl receiver Amari Cooper and Pro Bowl tight end David Njoku.<\/p>\n<p>A first-round pick in 2020, Jeudy is entering the final year of his rookie contract after the Broncos exercised his fifth-year option last year.  He is expected to make nearly $13 million in 2024. Jeudy, Cooper and wide receiver Elijah Moore, who the Browns traded for in Jeudy&#39;s place last offseason, are all entering their final season under contract.<\/p>\n<p>Jeudy had his best season in 2022, setting career highs in touchdowns (six), catches (67) and yards (972).<\/p>\n<p>Jeudy&#39;s move, along with the completion of other transactions, contract restructures and trades, helped the Broncos clear nearly $50 million in salary cap space over the past five days, while also adding two draft picks before the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/start\/\"   title=\"start\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">start<\/a> of the new league year.<\/p>\n<p>Jeudy&#39;s departure to Denver could lead to a larger role in wide receiver Marvin Mims Jr.&#39;s offense.<\/p>\n<p>Broncos coach Sean Payton said during the scouting meeting in Indianapolis that he and the coaching staff had already discussed the need to get Mims, who was the Broncos&#39; second-round pick last year last year and was selected to the Pro Bowl as a returner last season.  , more snaps in the offense.<\/p>\n<p>For now, Mims plays the same position as Jeudy in the Broncos&#39; personnel groups at receiver.  Mims played 384 snaps on offense last season, accounting for 38 percent of the team&#39;s plays.<\/p>\n<p><i>ESPN&#39;s Jeff Legwold contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sources &#8211; Broncos to trade WR Jerry Jeudy to Browns for picks\u060c Jake Trotter, ESPN editorMarch 9, 2024, 5:45 p.m. Close Jake Trotter covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011 to cover college football. Before that, he worked for The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal. 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