The move came three years after the Saints drafted Trautman with the 41st pick of the third round and the 105th overall pick in 2020. He was the first Dayton player drafted since 1977 and the highest-drafted player from the Pioneer Football League.
In three seasons in the NFL, Trautman has 60 receptions for 641 yards and four touchdowns. He caught 18 passes for 207 yards and one touchdown last season.
In Denver, Trautman will play once again for Sean Payton, who’s entering his first season with the Broncos. Payton coached the Saints in Trautman’s first two seasons.
Trautman is versatile, in this case as a blocker and a receiving target. Payton said he was thrilled to reunite with Trautman, who becomes the sixth former Saints player on Denver’s roster.
“That was something that was just as exciting as any part of yesterday or today because that was something we were looking for,” Payton told reporters.
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