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Denver Broncos: Trade ideas with the Houston Texans

By Lou Scataglia

CLEVELAND, OH - OCTOBER 13: Jamarco Jones #73 of the Seattle Seahawks and Justin Britt #68 line up for a play during the game against the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium on October 13, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. Seattle defeated Cleveland 32-28. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - OCTOBER 13: Jamarco Jones #73 of the Seattle Seahawks and Justin Britt #68 line up for a play during the game against the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium on October 13, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. Seattle defeated Cleveland 32-28. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images) /
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CLEVELAND, OH – OCTOBER 13: Jamarco Jones #73 of the Seattle Seahawks and Justin Britt #68 line up for a play during the game against the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium on October 13, 2019, in Cleveland, Ohio. Seattle defeated Cleveland 32-28. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH – OCTOBER 13: Jamarco Jones #73 of the Seattle Seahawks and Justin Britt #68 line up for a play during the game against the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium on October 13, 2019, in Cleveland, Ohio. Seattle defeated Cleveland 32-28. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images) /

The Houston Texans stink. The Denver Broncos are a rising team that could benefit from trading for a veteran or two, and the Texans may have the perfect roster for that.

Good front offices are never satisfied with their team’s roster.  They’re constantly looking for ways to improve, whether it be trades or free agency.  The Denver Broncos have a good front office, folks.

George Paton has proved this in his first year as the new Broncos’ general manager. He has added a handful of veterans in free agency and has kept this up throughout the offseason.

The Houston Texans have engaged in a couple of trades the last few days, and it’s clear they’re in a full-scale rebuild.

The win-now Broncos would be smart to see what veterans would be available to acquire from the Texans

Denver Broncos: Trade ideas with the Houston Texans

1. Justin Britt, OL

As I write these words, the Broncos have just lost veteran C/G Brett Jones for the season with a torn biceps.  Being that George Paton clearly values depth, this is a somewhat significant blow for the team.

Yes, there are surely free agents out there, but Justin Britt has started 86 games in his career, most recently with the Seahawks in 2019, and would be an awesome veteran addition to the team.

Both Quinn Meinerz and Lloyd Cushenberry are young and have a lot of room to grow, so perhaps Britt could provide that ‘veteran presence’ that we all talk about.

Britt isn’t a great player, but bad players don’t start 86 games in the NFL, so there’s clearly some talent there.

Obviously, injuries happen, and while I hope that not a single one of our players gets injured, it can’t be helped, and if Lloyd Cushenberry were to go down, the center duties would be handed over to Meinerz.

As much as I love The Belly, he isn’t quite ready for C1 duties, so having a guy like Justin Britt would make me feel a lot better.

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