Courtland Sutton, Cowboys Trade Rumors Reportedly Called 'Fake News' By NFL Insider

Any speculation that the Dallas Cowboys were interested in acquiring Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton was quickly put to rest on Tuesday.

Jane Slater of NFL Network reported that there's no truth to the rumors linking Sutton to the Cowboys, with one source telling her it's "fake news."

Sutton is entering the final year of his contract with the Broncos and will count for a $20.2 million cap hit this season. He has been the subject of trade rumors for quite some time, as ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported last September that "several teams have tried" to trade for the 29-year-old.

Denver owns the No. 20 pick in this year's draft, but Broncos general manager George Paton made it clear earlier this month that the team is willing to move up or down the draft board.

"We've made calls — this week you make a lot of calls and then next week [are] the more serious calls," Paton told the team website last week. "'Hey, if this player is here, we want to move up,' or what have you. I've talked to most [general managers] in the NFL to set the table or set the plan of, 'Hey, if your player is here and you move up, what's the range?' You start talking parameters. It gets more serious next week and then really draft day."

The Cowboys own the No. 12 pick and are in need of a No. 2 wide receiver to pair with star wideout CeeDee Lamb. However, drafting a prospect like Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan, as B/R's NFL Scouting Department predicted in its mock draft, could be the wiser choice for Dallas than trading for a veteran in a contract year.

It sounds like Sutton is off the table for the Cowboys for now, but anything can change with Thursday's draft drawing nearer.