Before the Kansas City Chiefs acquired Matt Cassel from the New England Patriots, there was talk of a three-way trade between the Denver Broncos, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New England Patriots.
In that trade, Tampa Bay would send their 1st round pick to Denver for Jay Cutler, with Denver sending that 1st round pick to New England for Cassel. The trade never happened, but word of the proposed trade surfaced and, well, Jay Cutler is a little pissed off about being shopped like that.
"My understanding at this point is they're trying to trade me," Cutler said. "We'll see where I end up at. I liked it here, I liked playing with these guys but obviously they're not going to let me have that opportunity."
Cutler is midway through his rookie deal, and emerged in 2008 as a Pro Bowl quarterback, so it's a little odd that the Broncos would look to trade for Cassel, even with Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels' familiarity with him from their time together in New England. Cutler is younger, has twice as many starts and is the closest the Broncos franchise has come to drafting and developing a suitable replacement for John Elway.
Repairing this fracture, and not letting it fester into something beyond repair, should be McDaniels and Brian Xanders' top priority.
"Anything can be mended," he said. "I'll always play with the guys we've got. I love playing for those guys. Obviously, Josh and I's relationship has taken a few steps backward. I don't play for the coaches anyway, I play for teammates. As long as we keep the guys we've got I'll go out there and play. I love those guys."
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