Broncos To Trade Aqib Talib To Rams

Per NFL rules, this trade cannot be commenced until the first day of the new league year, which is March 14.

The Broncos will gain $11 million in cap space due to relief from Talib’s 2018 base salary of the same amount.

The Rams’ 5th round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft is 160th overall.

Roster Decisions For The 2018 Broncos As Of The Combine

Yesterday, John Elway gave a press conference in Indianapolis as the NFL gears up for the Scouting Combine. Within this conference held some possible clues as to how the Broncos will attack the 2018 league year when it begins on March 14.

It’s important to keep in mind that what was said by Elway is by no means binding until transactions (or lack thereof) are official. Everything is going to this plan until it doesn’t. Nonetheless, Elway tends to be, for better or worse, a fairly straight shooter when it comes to the media, so there’s value in hearing what he said and taking some insight from it to try to figure out where Denver will be headed in two weeks.

This article will take tweets from reputable reporters citing what Elway said, and I’ll follow it with my commentary. Please refer to my 2018 offseason road map as to where my opinions lie as to where the Broncos should go. Continue reading Roster Decisions For The 2018 Broncos As Of The Combine