But the veteran lost the job to relative unknown Trevor Siemian.
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The Broncos open the season Thursday night against the Carolina Panthers, whom they beat in Super Bowl 50.
The 49ers announced that Kaepernick, Blaine Gabbert and Christian Ponder will be the team’s three quarterbacks to start their first season with Chip Kelly as coach.
Sanchez was cut by the Broncos after they failed to find a trade partner for him, having only traded a conditional pick to the Philadelphia Eagles to sign him back in March. The Cowboys also have to make a decision behind rookie starter Dak Prescott. “You go real quick from being a young guy to a veteran”.
The Broncos ended up selecting Paxton Lynch in the draft, but still, Sanchez was seen as the frontrunner given his experience with the Jets and Eagles, which included 72 starts. “We just thought with where we are, it’s probably best for us to go a different way at this point in time, but Mark was great, and he handled everything great”.
Hillman was the Broncos’ leading rusher a year ago but played sparingly in the Super Bowl and his lack of special teams play cost him. While Sanchez is no one’s choice for a starting quarterback unless you’re playing for nothing this season, the 7-year veteran is what the Cowboys needed. The former Baylor basketball standout is likely headed to the practice squad if no other team claims him.
Davis has played 13 games during his career, 10 of which came during the 2014 season when he was a member of the St. Louis Rams.
Elway said he believes the offense can carry more of its weight this year after relying so heavily on Denver’s destructive defense to bring home the franchise’s third Lombardi Trophy. Romo is expected to miss anywhere between four to ten weeks because of it. Elway said he hasn’t heard of any possible punishment from the league over an incident in June in which Talib suffered an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to his right leg.
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The only players returning to their same spots on offense are center Matt Paradis, running back C.J. Anderson and receivers Emmanuel Sanders and Demaryius Thomas.
