Broncos coach Sean Payton said the team didn’t get close to acquiring any particular player before Tuesday’s trade deadline. The move Denver did make, sending outside linebacker Baron Browning to Arizona for a sixth-round pick, was due in part to how ...

The Denver Broncos replaced outside linebacker Baron Browning in the starting lineup when he spent four weeks on injured reserve with a foot injury earlier this season. When Browning returned from the injury,

Denver’s offense lagged behind its defense during the season’s first half, opening the door to a potential upgrade.

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton helped make sense of the Baron Browning trade by explaining what the team's thought process was.