Players Broncos could trade before 2022 season starts

Will the Denver Broncos trade any of their players before the start of the 2022 regular season?

The Broncos have a complete roster that still has several positions up for grabs once training camp opens later this month and preseason games start in August. There are also other spots where the team might have a surplus of talent.

Those are areas where trades could be explored.

General manager George Paton is not shy when it comes to trading. He made several moves during the 2021 season including trades to acquire Kenny Young from the Los Angeles Rams and Stephen Weatherly from the Minnesota Vikings.

Before the season, he sent wide receiver Trinity Benson to the Detroit Lions, capitalizing on the strong summer he had with the team.

These are the kinds of moves that Paton could be looking at before the regular season kicks off. The team has a limited amount of draft picks for the 2023 draft and he could be looking to acquire some more of those.

Here are some players who could be moved before this season starts.

Broncos who could be traded before the start of the 2022 season: Lloyd Cushenberry

The Broncos could absolutely move on from Lloyd Cushenberry if they decide to go with either Graham Glasgow, Quinn Meinerz or rookie Luke Wattenberg at the center position.

Cushenberry was drafted in the third round of the 2020 draft after playing on part of a national championship team with LSU. He seemed to take a bit of a step back in his progression in 2021 and will be looking to get back on track this season.

Now, he could come in and dominate in training camp and show that he should be the team’s starting center for the next decade. He has the ability to do that. But he was not a pick made by Paton and if he struggles at all and certainly if he is not going to be in the starting lineup, the team could explore a better fit for him while getting some sort of draft pick back in return.