The Denver Broncos have completed a major trade with the Miami Dolphins to acquire star wide receiver Jaylen Waddle. Denver sent three draft picks, including a first-round selection, to Miami in exchange for the veteran receiver.
Denver has completed a major trade with Miami, landing veteran wide receiver Jaylen Waddle in exchange for multiple draft selections, according to a source familiar with the transaction who spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday.
The source requested anonymity since the teams have not yet made an official announcement. Miami will receive Denver’s first-round selection (30th overall) in the upcoming NFL draft, plus third and fourth-round picks. The Broncos will get Waddle and a fourth-round selection from the Dolphins.
The addition of Waddle provides quarterback Bo Nix with another elite receiving option alongside Courtland Sutton, strengthening an aerial attack that ranked 11th league-wide during the previous campaign.
Denver earned the top seed in the AFC last season but fell to New England in the conference championship after losing Nix to an ankle injury suffered during their divisional playoff victory over Buffalo.
Selected in the first round during 2021, Waddle posted three consecutive 1,000-yard receiving campaigns to start his professional career, though he has not achieved that milestone since the 2023 season.
The 27-year-old receiver has compiled career averages of 81 catches, 1,098 receiving yards and six touchdown receptions across his five NFL seasons.
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