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Daiyan Henley will need a new jersey number with Broncos

"The proposed trade involving Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley will not be finalized," the Broncos wrote on social media.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•2 min read•Updated November 12, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC
Key points
  • pic.twitter.com/vFJ7MYS2UN — Denver Broncos (@Broncos) November 12, 2026 Shortly before the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday, the Chargers reached an agreement with the Broncos for Henley in exchange for a 2027 fourth-round draft pick and a 2028 fifth-round pick.
  • The Broncos, who have won five straight games, approached Tuesday’s trade deadline in need of additional depth at linebacker and appeared to get that in the 27-year-old Henley, who leads the Chargers with 51 combined tackles as well as two passes defended, a forced fumble, an interception and a half sack in eight games this season.
  • As new Denver Broncos acquisition Daiyan Henley welcomes life with his new team in a new place, at a new altitude and immersed in a new culture, it only makes sense that a new beginning needs a new number.

The Denver Broncos agreed to trade two draft picks to the Los Angeles Chargers in exchange for linebacker Daiyan Henley on Tuesday, but when they announced the deal, they said it was pending a physical.

(Jayne Kamin-Oncea / Associated Press) The Denver Broncos announced Wednesday night that a proposed trade for Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley has been called off.

Additional details
  • We have great respect for Daiyan as a player and person, and we wish him all the best moving forward." The development means Henley will remain with the Chargers, the only winless team in the NFL at 0-8.
  • 11, that the reported acquisition of linebacker Daiyan Henley from the Los Angeles Chargers for a 2027 fourth-round pick and 2028 fifth-round pick would not be completed.
  • Henley would have helped give that pair some rest as a rotational option, but the Broncos will have to figure that situation out without the help of the trade deadline.
  • The trade was pending the results of a physical, but the Broncos did not provide a reason as to why the deal will not be finalized.
  • Henley, who tuns 27 next week, was the lone player whom the 0-8 Chargers chose to part with at Tuesday's trade deadline.

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