The Denver Broncos were not very aggressive in their pursuit of Matthew Stafford, apparently. According to Albert Breer’s MMQB report for SI on Monday, the Broncos were willing to send the ninth overall pick to the Lions in exchange for Stafford, but they also wanted Detroit’s second round pick back in return. Essentially, Denver expected that a pick swap from 41 to nine might have been enough to land the veteran QB who would have certainly been a massive upgrade over Drew Lock.
Inevitably, that bid lost out to the LA Rams, who sent Jared Goff, a 2021 third, and first round picks in 2022 and 2023 for Stafford.