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Pat Bryant #13 of the Denver Broncos on the field against the Los Angeles Chargers.
The Denver Broncos have been linked to various wide receivers this offseason, many of whom have re-signed with their former teams or elsewhere during the league free agency tampering period, and Green Bay Packers wide receiver Romeo Doubs remains in play.
As with any situation, there is a fine needle the Broncos are trying to thread.
Denver needs proven, reliable production. Doubs could be the best risk-reward bet left in free agency. The Broncos also do not necessarily want to disrupt what they have, either.
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GettyRomeo Doubs #87 of the Green Bay Packers warms up before a game against the Los Angeles Rams.
The Broncos began getting linked to Doubs ahead of the tampering period. The rumor mill continued churning as Denver mostly sat out of free agency, and the veteran wideout remained unsigned into the night.
Despite the Broncos’ rumored interest in Doubs, there is a significant obstacle they could be forced to overcome.
“Denver didn’t poke around much on Doubs early on Monday, but the organization has interest in the former Packers receiver, as an NFL source previously told The Denver Post. The 25-year-old Doubs isn’t a high-upside play in the WR market, but he has many of the traits of a Payton-favored wideout: 6-foot-2, a good blocker, good red-zone production (18 receiving touchdowns in the last three years),” The Denver Post’s Luca Evans wrote on March 9.
“A potential issue here, however, is that Doubs overlaps similarly in profile to ascending second-year wideout Pat Bryant. If Denver is comfortable with their Courtland Sutton–Troy Franklin-Bryant-Marvin Mims quadrant as their top four receivers entering 2026, there’s little reason for them to pay up for Doubs.”
The Broncos selected Bryant 74th overall in the 2025 draft.
He arrived to lofty praise from Broncos head coach Sean Payton. Payton compared Bryant to former New Orleans Saints star Michael Thomas. It also appeared that Bryant was usurping Franklin, a 2024 fourth-round pick, for the WR2 role opposite Sutton at one point.
That could explain why other reporting on the Broncos’ interest carried a notable caveat heading into the late evening.
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GettyRomeo Doubs #87 of the Green Bay Packers looks on before the NFC Wild Card Playoffs against the Chicago Bears.
Doubs caught 55 passes for 724 yards and 6 touchdowns during the 2025 regular season. Doubs would have ranked third, second, and second, respectively, on the Broncos.
The Denver Gazette’s Chris Tomasson suggested the Broncos’ interest is real but cursory.
“While a source said the #Broncos have inquired about free-agent wide receiver Romeo Doubs, nothing at this point seems to be hot,” Tomasson reported on X on March 9. “Doubs is one of the top receivers still on the market.”
Doubs has a 202-2,424-21 career line that underscores why the Broncos could be pursuing his talents this offseason.
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GettyPat Bryant #13 of the Denver Broncos warms up before facing the Tennessee Titans.
Bryant and Doubs have one significant but unfortunate career trend in common: concussions. The former missing time as a rookie due to multiple instances. The latter has adopted the Guardian cap in recent seasons.
Doubs started 15 of 16 games for the Packers in 2025 and 50 of 59 during his career.
He has missed multiple games in two of his four seasons. He has also never reached 60 receptions or surpassed 800 yards in a single season in his career.