NFL Trade Rumors: Denver Broncos Receivers, Pass Rusher Drawing Interest

The Denver Broncos are quickly running out of time to prove that they can be a playoff contender. As the Broncos continue to fall down the standings, some of their best players are at the center of trade rumors.

Opposing teams are inquiring about the availability of Broncos wide receivers Jerry Jeudy and KJ Hamler, along with linebacker Bradley Chubb, ESPN reports. Denver must soon decide if it wants to be a seller at the 2022 NFL trade deadline, which is set for Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET.

Off to a 2-5 start with the league's worst scoring offense, Denver is in last place in the AFC West. The Broncos are scheduled to take on the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday in London. If Denver loses and falls to 2-6, their playoff chances will be slim in a strong AFC.

Denver is two games behind the Los Angeles Chargers for the conference's final wild-card berth in Week 8.

#Broncos top pass-rusher Bradley Chubb will be traded likely by Tuesday if Denver losses to the #Jaguars on Week 8, according to Mike Florio. pic.twitter.com/2Xk0ueJyyS
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) October 25, 2022

A loss for the Broncos Sunday would likely result in the team trading Chubb, according to ProFootballTalk's Mike Florio. Chubb is in the final year of his contract.

The Broncos traded Von Miller to the Los Angeles Rams at the 2021 trade deadline. The veteran pass rusher was a keep part of the Rams' Super Bowl run. Chubb has 5.5 sacks and two forced fumbles in six games.

Jeudy and Hamler have struggled to find chemistry with Russell Wilson in his first season as the Broncos quarterback. In six games with Wilson under center, Jeudy has failed to reach 55 receiving yards five times. Hamler only has five receptions for 113 yards this season.

Teams calling on KJ Hamler see him as a legit vertical threat who can add a dimension that few WRs available can. Like Jerry Jeudy, he's still on his rookie deal. #Broncos have listened, but no action this far. https://t.co/Ktx8ptCnFx
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) October 25, 2022

There were high hopes for Jeudy when the Broncos made him a first-round pick in the 2020 draft. Jeudy only has 1,709 yards in 33 career games, on-pace for a third straight sub-1,000 yard season.

Denver is hopeful to turn the season around. The Broncos traded for Wilson and signed him to a long-term contract extension in the hopes of competing for championships for years to come.

Denver hasn't made the playoffs since winning Super Bowl 50 to cap off the 2015 season.