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The Denver Broncos were a Bo Nix injury away from potentially making it to the Super Bowl this season. Alas, though, they fell short in the AFC Championship Game, losing 10-7 to the New England Patriots, who then lost 29-13 to the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX.
Now, as the new league year begins in less than a month, the Broncos must look ahead and get aggressive to make a move that can help get them over that hump. Bill Barnwell of ESPN seems to agree, as he predicts that Denver will acquire Philadelphia Eagles star wide receiver A.J. Brown. In totality, Barnwell predicts the Broncos will trade cornerback Riley Moss, a 2026 second-round pick, and a 2027 fifth-round picks to the Eagles in exchange for Brown and a 2026 fifth-round pick.
"Brown's situation with the Eagles is tenuous, and I would argue that there's a better chance of the star wide receiver sticking with Philadelphia for another year than some might think," Barnwell writes. "Roseman downplayed the possibility of trading Brown when he was asked in mid-January. That partly might be because a Brown trade would be financially difficult; the Eagles would be on the hook for $43.5 million in dead money if they traded Brown before June 1. That's manageable in the modern NFL with a cap north of $300 million, but the Eagles could be stuck with stiff dead cap hits if Dallas Goedert and Brandon Graham don't return, and Lane Johnson retires."
Considering the run the Broncos made in 2025, adding Brown to the offense opposite Courtland Sutton would certainly keep them near the top of the list of AFC contenders.
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