<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0tGlb5_0vN2belt00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0tGlb5_0vN2belt00" width="1024" height="698" >Tim Patrick regularly saw time with Broncos starters during training camp and the preseason, but it now looks like the team was attempting to showcase the recovered wide receiver for trades. After the Broncos tried to trade Patrick, they ended up releasing him.This led the veteran wide receiver to the Lions’ practice squad. Patrick is expected to move up to Detroit’s 53-man roster soon, and a role as an auxiliary wide receiver — for a team that saw previous Amon-Ra St. Brown complementary target Josh Reynolds sign with the Broncos — appears on tap. But Patrick was nearly traded to a team that features more questions at receiver.The Saints have an established top two of Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed; questions exist beyond this duo, however. New Orleans considered Marquez Valdes-Scantling in free agency and ended up with recent Dolphins WR3 Cedrick Wilson Jr. on their roster. The team drafted A.T. Perry in the 2023 sixth round, as part of a trade that sent tight end Adam Trautman to Denver, and used a fifth-round pick on Bub Means this year.Although Payton has touted the Broncos’ newfound receiving depth, the team is attempting to elevate Marvin Mims to a regular role post-Jerry Jeudy and may need to rely on Reynolds alongside Courtland Sutton as well. The Broncos drafted two Day 3 wideouts (fourth-rounder Troy Franklin, seventh-rounder Devaughn Vele), only keeping five on their 53-man roster. Denver memorably turned down a third-round offer for Sutton (from the 49ers, in what would have effectively been a three-team trade that sent Brandon Aiyuk to the Steelers), despite trading Jeudy to the Browns for fifth- and sixth-round picks in March.With the team since the final days of its Demaryius Thomas–Emmanuel Sanders duo, Patrick excelled as an auxiliary receiver for the Broncos from 2020-21. Denver gave the former UDFA a three-year, $30MM extension but saw him suffer ACL (2022) and Achilles (2023) tears during training camp. Patrick has made it back, playing in Denver’s first two preseason games and catching a touchdown pass from Bo Nix against the Packers.The Lions will attempt to get him up to speed, as a role alongside St. Brown and Jameson Williams could await despite Detroit not needing to part with any trade compensation.<ul><li>Categories:</li></ul>2 comments on “Broncos, Saints Discussed Tim Patrick Trade” Ak185 • 5 mins ago Hmmm. This would have been a lot than nothing. It’s unfortunate that we don’t know what New Orleans would have offered; the Saints definitely need some size in that receiver room, and Patrick definitely qualifies.As for Denver, my thoughts on what is essentially swapping Tim Patrick for Josh Reynolds to serve in the same role is really going to depend on how Patrick comes back to health. The difficulty for him, I think, is that in Detroit, there is a long list of good(and young) receivers ahead of him. Like I pointed in New Orleans, though, Patrick has a much bigger size profile than the Lions’ top receivers, so he should have some specific areas where he could offer an advantage, but it looks like it may be hard to get a full picture of what he can offer after two huge injuries.</div></body>

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Broncos, Saints Discussed Tim Patrick Trade

Tim Patrick regularly saw time with Broncos starters during training camp and the preseason, but it now looks like the team was attempting to showcase the recovered wide receiver for trades. After the Broncos tried to trade Patrick, they ended up releasing him. This led the veteran wide receiver to...

Broncos, Saints Discussed Tim Patrick Trade

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