The Broncos recently traded WR Devaughn Vele to the Saints in exchange for a 2026 fourth-round pick and a 2027 seventh-round pick. Denver HC Sean Payton said three teams showed interest in Vele.

“Two [teams]— and then a third team — all called,” Payton said, via Aric DiLalla of the team’s site. “In other words, we weren’t actively shopping at all. Teams in need of receivers obviously do a good enough job [of scouting]. They look at the depth of certain teams. Within like a three-day period, [General Manager] George [Paton] and I had gotten calls from two serious teams and a third, and all coincidentally on the same player. Look, George would know better the initial offer, what the compensation would be, and the next morning, he and I sat down and said, ‘No.’ Obviously, we value this playe

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