Siemian, the only QB on the roster now, was a seventh-round pick a year ago. “That’s been a successful approach for us”, Elway said. He’s a fifth-year pro who started 21 games for the Chiefs over the last four seasons.
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The Broncos hoped to keep Osweiler in the wake of Peyton Manning’s retirement on Monday.
Neither of these men will be taking a snap for the Broncos for the 2016 season.
“We’ve now turned our attention to other options at quarterback and we are confident that we’ll find the right player and person for our team”, Elway said.
The Texans reached an agreement to sign Osweiler just before the league year opened Wednesday. Although the Broncos clearly tried to re-sign Osweiler, their effort didn’t prevent him from leaving town.
Elway could turn to free agents such as Robert Griffin III or Ryan Fitzpatrick – whose agent, Jimmy Sexton, also represents Osweiler. My biggest deal is I just want to do my job.
Between Jackson and Osweiler, their contracts net them $79 million combined in guaranteed money: $42 million for Jackson and $37 million for Osweiler. Manning led a comeback that secured the AFC’s top playoff seed and coach Gary Kubiak named him the starter for the playoffs.
He hopes that he can help Houston, which has never advanced past the second round of the postseason, to a Super Bowl.
Thanks to Denver’s dominant defense, it was enough.
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After the news was announced, Broncos beat writer Mike Kiis reported that the team anticipated Osweiler not returning when he didn’t respond to phone calls from coaches and teammates the last two weeks.
