Before the Denver Broncos agreed to trade wide receiver Jerry Jeudy to the Cleveland Browns this spring, they received a better offer (in terms of draft picks) from another AFC team.

Former New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas – who was fired this week – offered the Broncos a Day 2 draft pick and wide receiver Allen Lazard in exchange for Jeudy, according to a report from Zack Rosenblatt and Dianna Russini of The Athletics.

The second day of the draft features the second and third rounds, so that would have been better compensation for Jeudy than what the Broncos ultimately got from the Browns (fifth and sixth rounds).

According to the Rosenblatt and Russini report, the Jets deal was rejected by New York co-owner Woody Johnson.

Getting a higher draft pick for Jeudy would have been nice, but Denver would also have inherited Lazard’s contract. The curator, who turns 29 next month, will receive a base salary of $11 million in 2025 and 2026.

After Johnson completed the trade, the Broncos later traded Troy Franklin and Devaughn Vele in the NFL draft. They will have team-friendly contracts for the next four years, with the highest cap being Franklin’s charge of $1.4 million in 2027.

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This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: Report: Jets tried to trade WR to Broncos this spring