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10 free agent WRs Broncos should consider to help replace Tim Patrick

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In addition to Sutton and Jeudy, KJ Hamler, Kendall Hinton and Montrell Washington will look to step up as well.\r\n\r\nDenver will undoubtedly want to add some more depth at the position, though, either through free agency or via trade. The most notable free agent available at the moment is Odell Beckham Jr.\r\n\r\nBeckham likely would have been signed by now if not for an ACL injury of his own. OBJ suffered the injury during Super Bowl LVI and \u003ca href\u003d\"https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2022/06/20/rams-odell-beckham-jr-knee-injury-update-october/\" target\u003d\"_blank\" rel\u003d\"noopener\"\u003ehe might not be fully recovered until October or even November\u003c/a\u003e.\r\n\r\nSo if the Broncos did sign OBJ, he wouldn\u0027t be an immediate replacement for Patrick. He\u0027s the most notable WR available, though, so OBJ tops the list.\r\n\r\nHere\u0027s a quick look at nine other WRs the team might also consider.\r\n\r\n[gallery ids\u003d\"683994,683996,683997,683998,684001,683999,684002,684003,684000,684004\"]","rendered":"\u003cp\u003eThe Denver Broncos received a gut punch on Tuesday when they received word that wide receiver Tim Patrick \u003ca href\u003d\"https://broncoswire.usatoday.com/2022/08/02/nfl-news-broncos-wr-tim-patrick-season-ending-acl-injury/\" target\u003d\"_blank\" rel\u003d\"noopener\"\u003esuffered an ACL injury\u003c/a\u003e that\u0026#8217;s expected to sideline him for the entire 2022 season.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven without Patrick, the Broncos still have pretty good receiver depth headlined by Courtland Sutton and Jerry Jeudy. In addition to Sutton and Jeudy, KJ Hamler, Kendall Hinton and Montrell Washington will look to step up as well.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDenver will undoubtedly want to add some more depth at the position, though, either through free agency or via trade. The most notable free agent available at the moment is Odell Beckham Jr.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeckham likely would have been signed by now if not for an ACL injury of his own. OBJ suffered the injury during Super Bowl LVI and \u003ca href\u003d\"https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2022/06/20/rams-odell-beckham-jr-knee-injury-update-october/\" target\u003d\"_blank\" rel\u003d\"noopener\"\u003ehe might not be fully recovered until October or even November\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo if the Broncos did sign OBJ, he wouldn\u0026#8217;t be an immediate replacement for Patrick. He\u0026#8217;s the most notable WR available, though, so OBJ tops the list.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere\u0026#8217;s a quick look at nine other WRs the team might also consider.\u003c/p\u003e\n \n","protected":false,"block_version":0},"excerpt":{"raw":"Should the Broncos sign one of these free agent wide receivers? 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