“Probably multiple teams have called about Courtland Sutton over the last 3 months,” Payton said.
When asked about the 49ers trade, Payton said, “We didn’t move as far as we were told.”
The original report of this trade came from Dianna Russini of The Athletic.
“The 49ers were willing to trade Brandon Aiyuk only if they could find a top-flight WR to replace him. They offered a third-round pick to Denver for Courtland Sutton, and then dealt Aiyuk to the Steelers, but the Broncos declined the offer… so, he’ll stay in SF,” Russini said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The Broncos have no interest in trading Courtland Sutton
Multiple teams are looking to trade for Courtland Sutton, and this has been going on since last season. The Baltimore Ravens tried to trade for the Denver Broncos wide receiver, and at one point, it looked like this team might win. an agreement was reachedBut the Broncos decided against it, according to Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic. That led to the Ravens signing Odell Beckham Jr.
Broncos restructure Sutton’s contract He could be paid up to $15.2 million this season with a new $1.5 million incentive added in the offseason. Sutton remained professional throughout the process after asking for a raise, attending mandatory minicamp and training camp.
Sutton had his best season with the Broncos last year, racking up 772 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns thanks to the quarterback play of Russell Wilson. Throughout Sutton’s career with the Broncos, the quarterback situation has always been uncertain, but this season he should get off to a good start as a rookie. Bo Nix, who won the starting position During the preseason.
If the Broncos had traded Sutton, they would have been short on wide receivers and that wouldn’t have been good for Nix coming into the season. Instead, he has a reliable receiver he can rely on throughout the season and build chemistry with early on. With his new deal and Sean Payton downplaying the rumors, Sutton shouldn’t be in trade rumors for a while and he can focus on the Broncos.