At the same time, the signing of veteran quarterback Mark Sanchez was officially announced and young quarterback Jameill Showers was waived. Their backup quarterback until Tony Romo returns is an undrafted rookie from 2015. There were a ton of players who were cut and one of the included Mark Sanchez from the Denver Broncos after it was reported that they were going to start Trevor Siemian in Week 1 over Mark Sanchez.
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After the euphoria of the Super Bowl, in the offseason, John Elway was forced to contemplate Plans B-Q in regard to the QB once Peyton Manning retired to the roast-beef circuit and Brock Osweiler signed a $72 million contract with Houston.
The Broncos brought in Austin Davis on a one-year deal to mentor starter Trevor Siemian and rookie Paxton Lynch, neither of whom have ever thrown a pass in the National Football League regular season.
With the Denver Broncos trailing 31-17 and trying to mount a comeback in the fourth quarter of the final preseason game, Paxton Lynch showed just how far he still has to go as a professional quarterback. In his first season with the team in almost doubled his career regular season receiving yards total of 740 with 1,404 yards, leading to a Pro Bowl nod. Romo would miss the first seven games if he’s on that list.
Along with a series of cuts, the Chiefs traded cornerback Marcus Cooper to Arizona and wide receiver Rod Streater to San Francisco for undisclosed draft picks.
The Dallas Cowboys have placed Darren McFadden on the non-football injury list to start the season, sidelining their leading rusher from a year ago for at least six games. But Sanchez struggled in the preseason and was ultimately beat out by Siemian. Right after news broke that the Broncos cut Sanchez, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the Cowboys had agreed to sign him. That led to the likely result of the Broncos simply cutting Sanchez loose to fend for himself. He’s thrown 86 touchdowns and 84 interceptions in 75 games. After the waiver wire period, the Broncos can assemble their 10-player practice squad. “The guys like him, they respect him and believe in him”. It provides options. Remove quarterback from the equation and the Broncos can make an argument for having the NFL’s deepest team.
The Denver Broncos dashed the dreams of Mark Sanchez to become part of a Super Bowl contender team including his hopes of landing a starting role.
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After holding off on adding a veteran following Moore’s injury, the Cowboys knew they would have to add one once Romo got hurt.
