The Broncos’ need for receiving help is no secret. After Emmanuel Sanders was sent to the 49ers in a trade deadline deal last season, the club got very little production behind Pro Bowler Courtland Sutton. And with the promising but unproven Noah Fant at the top of the tight end depth cart, Denver is looking to add to young QB Drew Lock‘s aerial options.
To that end, Troy Renck of Denver7 expects the Broncos to pursue wide receiver Amari Cooper, assuming he hits the open market. Cooper would undoubtedly be the top wideout up for grabs, and as such, he can be expected to pull down around $20MM per year. That’s a hefty investment for a player who has not always looked like a true WR1, but his presence would be a major lift for Lock and the Denver offense.
In 2019, Cooper notched 79 catches for 1,189 yards and eight scores, and his peripherals backed up those raw stats. Pro Football Focus ranked him as the tenth-best receiver in the game last year, which culminated in the Alabama product’s fourth Pro Bowl nod.
However, it would be surprising if the Cowboys let Cooper get away. Recent reports have indicated that Dallas is ramping up talks with Cooper’s reps, and a franchise tag or transition tag remains a possibility, depending on what happens with the pending CBA vote and the Cowboys’ negotiations with Dak Prescott.
Denver has plenty of cap space to work with (about $75MM), but Renck does not expect the team to go after Jets receiver Robby Anderson if Cooper comes off the board. Anderson is widely viewed as the consolation prize for WR-needy teams who are unable to land Cooper, but Renck’s sources have said Denver has little interest in the big-play receiver. Instead, the team could turn its attention to the draft, which is historically deep at WR.
This has to be fake. There’s no way the Broncos should blow any part of their salary cap on a free agent wide receiver. They should be building that position through the draft. Hopefully they spend their money on defense and o-line.
Agreed they have many more needs and should spend money plugging holes. Draft a WR
This is the year to do it via the draft too.
Problem with Broncos is until Brittany takes over, the leadership is just doing the minimum.
Fake news, most likely “leaked” by Coopers Camp to squeeze Jerrah for more $. Dallas is getting played by Cooper and Prescott, 8-8 last year with both players on rookie contracts, and he’s about to dump about 60M per for these two pretenders.
While I do agree the Broncos need to build the WR corps up through the draft, especially since this years WR class is DEEP, I still think they should add a veteran WR just to take a little pressure off the new kids. And it would be nice to have Sutton/Cooper but not for that kind of money
I just don’t see why after Sutton proved himself last year, why you wouldn’t go after a second tier WR to pair with him. Paying Amari an insane amount just seems dumb honestly.
Sutton proved himself last year spending wildly on cooper is a dumb idea . Put the money into other places of weakness