As is custom, one team is typically pretty happy when a trade comes about, while the other usually ends up picking up the pieces of a lost season. Such is the case from the Los Angeles Chargers side of the Daiyan Henley trade, which brought the young linebacker to the Denver Broncos and was executed on Tuesday afternoon.
While Broncos fans reveled in the trade, it was not so popular for their division rivals. Chargers fans were not happy to see Henley, who led Los Angeles in tackles in 2024, 2025 and 2026, go. Henley was a bright spot on a Chargers defense that has given up the fourth-most points in the NFL to date through Week 9.
Los Angeles safety Tony Jefferson posted a sad reaction to the trade news on Twitter/X moments after the deal to Denver
was announced. Henley and Jefferson have been teammates since the 2024 season, and Jefferson has watched Henley grow into the role he's played to date.
https://t.co/z0UhPatIth pic.twitter.com/F7paSo0OQR
— Tony Jefferson (@Tljefferson23) November 10, 2026
Jefferson and Henley will see each other again, this time when the Chargers come to Empower Field at Mile High in Week 18. While Los Angeles will almost certainly be out of the playoff picture, the Broncos will hopefully be in competition for the No. 1 seed in the AFC by that time.
Henley and Denver will have a week and change to get acclimated to each other during the bye week, before they face the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 11.
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