Sam Darnold could very well see his time with the New York Jets come to an end this off-season. Several teams have been viewed as potential suitors for the 23-year old quarterback. However, it seems like the former USC Trojan's trade market is getting dryer. The Denver Broncos, reportedly one of Darnold's top potential suitors, are apparently not interested.

Via Mike Rosenstein of NJ.com:

But you can cross off the Broncos … at least for now, according to the ABC affiliate in Denver, which reports GM George Paton “hasn’t been interest to this point. Not viewed as enough of upgrade to relinquish second-round pick. Things change. But that’s been case all offseason to my knowledge.”

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The Broncos have been searching for their franchise quarterback ever since Peyton Manning retired six years ago. However, based on the inside information of ABC's Troy Renck, it doesn't seem like Denver isn't sold enough with Sam Darnold, especially if it means parting ways with a valuable second round pick and sending it to the Jets.

Denver holds the no. 9 overall pick in the upcoming draft. With that, they probably won't be able to nab one of the top quarterback prospects in this year's class. This is one of the reasons why the Broncos are seen as one of the potential landing spots for Darnold.

In addition, their incumbent quarterback Drew Lock, Denver's 2nd round pick in 2019, likely won't cut it if the Broncos want to return to glory. Perhaps Darnold, the 2018 no. 3 overall pick, could be a reclamation project for them should they take the chance on him.

As for the Jets, they likely won't get their desired value in exchange for the player they once viewed as their quarterback of the future.