ESPN.com · Aug 29, 2023
Broncos trade for Saints kicker Wil Lutz
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Denver Broncos have traded for New Orleans Saints kicker Wil Lutz, coach Sean Payton confirmed Tuesday.
The Broncos sent a 2024 seventh-round pick to New Orleans for Lutz, sources told ESPN. The Broncos released Brandon McManus in May, and Elliott Fry and Brett Maher were competing for the job when camp opened.
Fry then suffered an injury and was waived, and Maher finished out the preseason as the team's only kicker. Maher was 4-of-6 in field goal attempts in the preseason and had a 52-yard attempt blocked in the preseason opener against the Arizona Cardinals.
Maher has been told he will be released, a source told ESPN.
