The Baltimore Ravens almost pulled off a trade for a Denver Broncos wide receiver before they signed Odell Beckham Jr.
Per Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic, the Ravens and Broncos were discussing a trade surrounding Courtland Sutton before the latter pulled out of the deal.
Update: The #Ravens had explored a trade for #Broncos WR Courtland Sutton, at one point, there appeared the two sides were reaching a deal but Denver then decided they didn’t want to trade him, per @jeffzrebiec
This was before the Odell signinghttps://t.co/VTzmxX8U9D pic.twitter.com/ca0fqdUNML
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) April 13, 2023
The Broncos must’ve felt that the offer wasn’t to their liking or that they think he can be a key contributor to their offense this season.
Either way, it generated a lot of reactions from the NFL community on social media.
Well that sucks and Denver pretty much wasted everyone’s time with wanting to trade their receivers. https://t.co/HHqiQkgmOh
— Brandon Ace (@24K1995) April 14, 2023
This would’ve been very nice too 😂 https://t.co/it5OkHbmdt
— ⚡️Garrett Ferguson⚡️ (@GarrettSprints) April 14, 2023
This would’ve been much better than OBJ https://t.co/9ZBtL9Cr1i
— . (@HarIeyG_) April 14, 2023
“I love the Odell move but having a good young WR (wide receiver) would have been nice,” another tweet read.
I love the Odell move but having a good young wr would have been nice https://t.co/n7JI91wkI0
— Bobby (@BobbyBoonnoi) April 14, 2023
Love 2 hear it. I really want to give Court one last chance to prove it again. https://t.co/7hF46aLF85
— Mason (@DTH_Mason) April 13, 2023
This is why you shouldn’t believe in anything teams say. The Broncos were pressed in telling us they were not interested in trading Sutton or Jeudy. Now look. https://t.co/zpr47i7dFC
— Reet Manfred (@theNFLchick) April 13, 2023
It’ll be interesting to see if the Broncos revisit trade talks regarding Sutton with another team but for now, he’s still a member of the Broncos.