The NFL trade deadline had one more twist after all.
Over a day after the 4 p.m. Tuesday deadline, the Broncos announced their trade for Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley has been called off.
“The proposed trade involving Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley will not be finalized,” Denver said in a statement shortly after midnight Eastern on Thursday.
“We have great respect for Daiyan as a player and person, and we wish him all the best moving forward.”
The teams said the trade — which would have sent a 2027 fourth-round pick and 2028 fifth-rounder to Los Angeles — was pending a physical.
It’s unclear what issue scuttled the trade. Henley dealt with a shoulder issue in practice last week, but played in Sunday’s loss to the Texans.
He recorded six tackles and an interception.
Henley, a third-round pick in 2023, had 100-plus tackles in each of the last two seasons, with a career-best 147 in 2024. He leads the Chargers with 51 tackles this season.
Nevertheless, Henley hasn’t graded well this year, with a 50.6 mark on Pro Football Focus — which ranks 67th out of 79 linebackers.
Still, he would’ve provided the AFC West-leading Broncos with more defensive depth. Even with a 7-2 record, Denver has yielded 355 yards per game (26th in the NFL).
It’s the second proposed trade to be called off after the Bengals walked out of a trade with the Eagles that would’ve landed Cincinnati edge rusher Arnold Ebiketie over the team’s compensatory picks formula that would have seen it lose a third-round pick it had gained when Trey Hendrickson left for the Ravens in free agency.
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