One of the Broncos’ breakout receivers in 2024 is heading elsewhere just a couple of weeks before the start of their season.

On Wednesday, the Broncos announced they’d traded second-year receiver Devaughn Vele to the New Orleans Saints for a 2026 fourth-round pick and a 2027 seventh-round pick. It brings an abrupt end to the 27-year-old Vele’s tenure in Denver, as the Broncos get back two pieces of draft capital for their seventh-round pick in 2024.

A week ago, after the Broncos’ joint practice with the Arizona Cardinals, head coach Sean Payton told reporters he liked his depth at receiver. They were further along as a roster as a whole, Payton indicated, a reality that’d lead to some tough decisions. Third-round rookie Pat Bryant flashed big upside during Denver’s training camp, and you

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