Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton downplayed the NFL trade deadline in recent weeks and at least one report suggested the team would stand pat ahead of the deadline. Perhaps that was a smokescreen. The Broncos shipped outside linebacker Baron Browning to ...

The Broncos have six receivers who have at least 50 receiving yards, five who have 100 but just one, Sutton, who has more than 200, which is either the byproduct of a very democratized offense – it's not – or a team that traded away their WR2 to the Cleveland Browns without a new number two locked in to replace him.

The Patriots' lone move ahead of the trade deadline was dealing Joshua Uche to Kansas City last week. The post Patriots opt to stand pat at NFL trade deadline appeared first on Boston.com.