Broncos Agree to Trade Jay Cutler

It appears Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler is going to get his wish to be traded.

Broncos owner Pat Bowlen released a statement today explaining the team’s plans to deal Jay to another team:

“Numerous attempts to contact Jay Cutler in the last 10 days, both by head coach Josh McDaniels and myself, have been unsuccessful. A conversation with his agent earlier today clearly communicated and confirmed to us that Jay no longer has any desire to play for the Denver Broncos. We will begin discussions with other teams in an effort to accommodate his request to be traded.”

Compared to what Chad Ocho Cinco Johnson went through with the Bengals last offseason, this really didn’t seem all that hard. Jay put in a mere 30 days or so of whining and/or the silent treatment. Chad ran at the mouth for six months (maybe more?) and was told, in no uncertain terms, to report for work.

As much as everyone is making a big deal out of new head coach Josh McDaniels’ efforts to trade Jay about a month ago, I think things were headed in the wrong direction as soon as former head coach Mike Shanahan was fired. It certainly didn’t help when coach McDaniels had discussed a deal that would have brought Matt Cassel to Denver (Matt ended up in Kansas City, of course). But I think coach Shanahan’s departure — and Jay’s lack of knowledge about that departure — was what got the ball rolling, so to speak.

Now, the speculation begins as to where Jay will end up. Rumors have been circulating about a quarterback swap with Cleveland (for Brady Quinn) or an arrangement with the N.Y. Jets or Detroit Lions. But it’s all just hearsay until something concrete develops. Now that the Broncos are officially fielding calls about a trade, things should begin to heat up pretty quickly.

Source: DenverBroncos.com, Photo: Newscom