KC Chiefs: Grading each AFC West team’s 2019 offseason
By Cullen Jekel
The roster saw its fair share of turnover, too.
Gone are tackle Jared Veldheer (Patriots), linebackers Brandon Marshall (Raiders) and Shaquil Barrett (Buccaneers), cornerback Jamar Taylor (Seahawks), center Matt Paradis (Panthers), and defensive end Shane Ray (free agent). Denver also eventually traded Keenum to the Redskins.
But that last move only came after the Broncos’ biggest (and, arguably, most questionable) move of the offseason was agreed to: trading a fourth-round pick to the Ravens for quarterback Joe Flacco, an 11-year veteran who guided Baltimore to capturing Super Bowl XLVII.
Flacco lost his job last year after an injury and the emergence of rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson. Under Jackson, the Ravens made the playoffs for the first time since 2014.
In free agency, the Broncos made three big acquisitions: signing offensive tackle Ja’Waun James to a four-year, $51 million deal, and cornerbacks Bryce Callahan (three-year, $21 million) and Kareem Jackson (three-year, $33 million).