The Denver Broncos attempted to trade wide receiver Tim Patrick last week but ultimately released him after failing to find a trade partner.
We now know one team that the Broncos held trade talks with, thanks to a reliable source. Speaking to Dave Birkett of Detroit Free Press on Thursday, Patrick himself revealed that Denver attempted to make a trade with the New Orleans Saints.
“[T]he Broncos told him they were trying to work out a trade with the Saints,” Birkett tweeted on Thursday. The two sides weren’t able to get a deal done and the Broncos cut Patrick ahead of last week’s 53-man roster deadline.
Patrick quickly landed on his feet, signing with the Detroit Lions’ practice squad with the understanding that he would be promoted to the active roster in the coming weeks.
Patrick, 30, is returning to regular-season action for the first time since 2021 this fall after he missed all of 2022 and 2023 with injuries.
Denver is moving forward with Courtland Sutton, Josh Reynolds Marvin Mims, Devaughn Vele and Troy Franklin at receiver.
