The trade of wide receiver Keary Colbert by the Denver Broncos to the Seattle Seahawks is just another confirmation of how tough it has been to improve the receiver position through free agency. Colbert received a three-year, $7.105 million contract from the Broncos, but he didn't get many chances at playing time.
In annual salary, he was the seventh-highest-paid receiver acquisition behind
Javon Walker,
Bernard Berrian,
Jerry Porter,
Donte' Stallworth,
Ernest Wilford and
Isaac Bruce. From that group, only the ageless Bruce has made an impact at receiver. Stallworth, Porter and Wilford were inactive the first week. Berrian has three catches for 38 yards. Walker and Colbert haven't had catches with their teams.
Fans around the league keep crying, "Why doesn't our team improve at receiver?" Who did?
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John Clayton
