Given a day to process the Devaughn Vele trade move and prepare his remarks, Broncos coach Sean Payton explained the combination of interest in Vele and a need to narrow down the receiver room led to the deal.

And on the same day that the Broncos traded Vele, the Kansas City Chiefs sent one of their own receivers in a trade, that being Skyy Moore. The former 2022 second-round pick was buried on the depth chart and was dealt to San Francisco, with the Chiefs getting a 2027 sixth-round pick and the 49ers getting a 2027 seventh-rounder back.

Drawing interest from other teams, the Broncos managed to get a great return from the Saints in exchange for Devaughn Vele.