The Denver Broncos have agreed to trade a fourth-round pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for cornerback A.J. Bouye, according to multiple media reports. ESPN’s Adam Schefter was the first to report the news.
The trade will not become official until the new league year begins on March 18. Denver traded a fourth-round pick it acquired from the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders, according to KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis. The Broncos still have their own fourth-round pick.
By trading for Bouye, Denver is agreeing to inherit his contract, which has two years remaining. The 28-year-old cornerback is scheduled to have salary cap hits worth around $15.5 million in each of the next two seasons.
Bouye entered the league as an undrafted free agent out of UCF with the Houston Texans in 2013. After spending the first four years of his career in Houston, Bouye signed a five-year, $67.5 million contract with the Jaguars in 2017. He made the Pro Bowl after totaling six interceptions during his first season in Jacksonville.
After acquiring Bouye, the Broncos appear less likely to re-sign pending free agent cornerback Chris Harris, a four-time Pro Bowler. Harris has said he is open to returning to Denver if the team wants him but the Broncos appear to be going in a different direction in the secondary.
Harris will turn 31 in June. Bouye will turn 29 in August.
