Though the Denver Broncos acquired Zach Wilson from the New York Jets in a late-round choose swap on Monday, they may nonetheless take a quarterback within the NFL Draft, which begins on Thursday.
In 2021, the Broncos obtained Teddy Bridgewater in a commerce with the Carolina Panthers earlier than the draft. Thus, they did not take a QB. Nick Kosmider of The Athletic defined the Wilson commerce doesn’t suggest they will do the identical.
“Not like in 2021, although, this commerce should not be considered as a referendum on Denver’s plans within the draft,” wrote Kosmider. “Wilson’s arrival does not essentially change the calculus. [General manager George Paton] final week stated that if there’s a particular participant obtainable on the recreation’s most vital place when the draft begins, ‘then you definitely do no matter it takes to get him.'”
The Broncos have the twelfth total choose, however they might nonetheless like to maneuver up within the draft and land one of many high QB prospects, maybe Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy. On her X account, The Athletic’s Dianna Russini famous they’re nonetheless attempting to find out whether or not they could make this occur.
