The national reaction to the New Orleans Saints ’ trade for wide receiver Devaughn Vele was far from kind.

“Saints WHY are you like this,” ESPN’s Benjamin Solak tweeted.

“Saints loading up for the Week 18 win that gives them the 6th pick instead of the 2nd,” wrote The Athletic’s Robert Mays.

“Under no circumstances should the Saints be trading draft picks right now,” Pro Football Focus’ Trevor Sikkema noted on X.

And that’s just a sample.

Under general manager Mickey Loomis , the Saints have a tendency to deal mid-round picks in an attempt to either shore up the roster on the margins or include them as part of an aggressive trade up. And on Wednesday, that pattern continued: The Saints sent two picks — a 2026 fourth-rounder and a 2027 seventh-rounder — to the Denver Broncos in exc

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