Broncos trade with Chargers for Daiyan Henley called off in stunner

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....