Jerry Jeudy injury history: How WR's injuries hamstrung Broncos offense

Jerry Jeudy is a wide receiver who is currently associated with the Denver Broncos. He is playing his third season in the NFL and, according to rumors, might end up on a different team for the 2023 NFL season.

According to NFL insider Benjamin Allbright, the Cleveland Browns might trade Jeudy from the Broncos as they look to build an unbeatable team for the upcoming season.

The Denver Broncos drafted him as the 15th overall pick in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft. In his rookie season, he started in 14 of the 16 games while recording 52 receptions on 113 targets and scored three touchdowns. In the 2020 season, Jeudy injured his ribs and shoulder in Week 2 and Week 6 games respectively, but still did not miss any games in the season.

However, in the 2021 season, Jeudy suffered a right high-ankle sprain in Week 1's victory over the Giants, but came out to play in the Week 2 matchup against the Houston Texans but left the field in the first quarter itself.

He was later placed on IR and missed 6 games of the season. Jeudy started five of the ten games that season, recording 38 receptions on 56 targets for 467 yards but failing to score a single touchdown.

Jeudy's importance was felt immensely after Broncos star WR Tim Patrick suffered a torn ACL and missed the entire 2022 season. In 2022, he started 14 of the 15 games he played in. He caught 67 receptions on 100 targets for 972 yards and has scored six touchdowns.

Will the Denver Broncos trade WR Jerry Jeudy this season?

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Jeudy has been an important part of the Broncos offense and has one more year left on his contract. The Atheltic's Jeff Howe reported that if the Broncos' trade Jerry Jeudy, the asking price would be steep.

Howe tweeted:

"Jerry Jeudy has been a hot name this week. The Broncos’ asking price on Jeudy has been at least a first-round pick, per sources."

NFL teams such as the Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots and Cleveland Browns have shown interest in the player. But are they willing to part with a first-round draft pick for a player who's yet to produce a 1,000-yard receiving season?

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What is Jerry Judy's contract with the Denver Broncos?

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With the Denver Broncos, Jerry Jeudy agreed to a four-year, $15,192,974 deal that pays him an average yearly salary of $3,798,241 and comes with a signing bonus of $8,609,436. His base pay for 2023 will be $2,681,769, with a cap hit of $4,834,128 and a dead cap value of $4,834,128.