Rumor and Speculation: Was Sundquist Pushing to Trade Foxworth?

The nj.com Star Ledger is reporting that the Broncos are still interested in Dewayne Robertson which is old news by now. The Jets were strongly pursuing Foxworth for filling the team corner back or safety needs. The interesting detail stated in the article is that the Jets and the Broncos were in extensive talks that came to a sudden halt when it was announced that Ted Sundquist would no longer we with the Broncos. Shortly thereafter it was reported that Foxworth was taken off the table. Talks are still underway to possibly bring the defensive tackle to Denver but without Foxworth in the mix.

This leads you to wonder if it was Ted Sundquist all along that was putting Foxworth out there for trade bait this off season. He was initially a piece of the trade that would’ve sent defensive tackle Shaun Rogers to Denver from the Lions, and now this report. Was it Shanahan that wasn’t comfortable with the idea of trading our 3rd corner, keeping depth at the position which he initially pushed to draft? It has also been said that Mike is high on Paymah as a player, so it’s hard to identify how strongly the head coach feels about Foxworth. Was it this situation that led to the final strain in the front office? Only people close to the organization and specifically the brass will know for sure. We may only find out if details about the team’s personnel decisions emerge. One thing is for sure, we’re still moving forward on talks for Robertson and need to fill a big hole at defensive tackle with or without Sundquist.