The wide receiver position could see massive changes this off-season. The 2022 off-season saw two block-buster trades centered around wide receivers. Davante Adams and Tyreek Hill were both dealt out of Green Bay and Kansas City respectively. This off-season could see Sefon Diggs change teams, but he isn’t the only one. A star wide receiver for the Denver Broncos could certainly be on the move.
Courtland Sutton Denounces Denver Broncos
I just want to be where I’m wanted and appreciated.
— Courtland Sutton♠️ (@SuttonCourtland) March 10, 2023
According to Erin Walsh:
Matthew Berry of NBC Sports reported Monday that the Broncos were “quietly shopping” Sutton. He added the franchise is “not actively pushing him, but definitely trying to see if there’s a trade market for him and if they get a decent offer, would move him.” The Ringer’s Lindsay Jones also said on The Athletic Football Podcast (h/t Nick Kendell of Fan Nation’s Mile High Huddle) last month that Sutton’s name had “been buzzing around a little bit” in trade circles.
The 27-year-old posted his only 1,000-plus-yard receiving season in 2019 when he caught 72 passes for 1,112 yards and six touchdowns in 16 games, but he put together his best season since then in 2022. In 15 games last season, Sutton caught 64 passes for 829 yards and two touchdowns. His yardage ranked second on the team behind that of Jerry Jeudy.
The Broncos signed Sutton to a four-year $60.8 million extension in November 2021. He’s under contract through 2025 and has a cap hit of $18.3 million next season. If the Broncos trade Sutton prior to June 1, they’ll save $6.8 million in 2023, per Spotrac. They would also take on $11.5 million in dead cap. A post-June 1 trade would save Denver $14.4 million in 2023 and include dead-cap charges of $3.8 million in 2023 and $7.7 million in 2024.
Could The Green Bay Packers Target Courtland Sutton?
If the Green Bay Packers were interested in trading for a wide receiver this off-season, Sutton should be near the top of their list. At 27 years old, he is still in his prime. Having a proven veteran wide receiver to line up next to Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs would give Jordan Love or Aaron Rodgers plenty of fire power through the air in 2023.
Depending on the asking price, the Packers certainly have the draft capital to trade for a wide receiver. Maybe they don’t draft one in the first round, but could they trade their first round pick (15th overall) for a starting caliber wide receiver?
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