Broncos Trade for Waddle, Boosting Super Bowl Hopes

0:00On March 17th, the Denver Broncos are shaking up their roster after a tough loss in the 2025 AFC Championship game to the new. England Patriots. Coming off that close defeat, head coach Sean Payton pointed to drop balls by his receivers as a key problem all season. Now, the team has landed Miami Dolphin's star-wide-out Jalen Waddle in a trade to fix that. According to reports from ESPN's Adam Schaefter, Denver picked up Waddle plus a fourth-round pick in 2026. In return, Miami got the Broncos' 30th overall pick this year, along with Denver's third-round and fourth-round selections. Waddle brings speed and big playability, and he shares a history with Broncos' cornerback, Pat's retained the second. They teamed up at the University of Alabama in college. At a recent boxing match between rapper Blueface and streamer Chibudunga, Waddle had some fun trash talk, saying he'd take certain down in the ring. This move gives Denver renewed hope after falling just four points short of the Super Bowl last time, setting them up for a stronger run in the coming season.