{"id":2973,"date":"2024-08-06T19:45:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T19:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=2973"},"modified":"2024-08-06T19:45:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T19:45:34","slug":"denver-broncos-make-shocking-qb-announcement-ahead-of-their-first-preseason-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=2973","title":{"rendered":"Denver Broncos Make Shocking QB Announcement Ahead Of Their First Preseason Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/denver-broncos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Denver Broncos<\/a>\u2019 three-way quarterback competition between Jarrett Stidham,\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/zach-wilson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zach Wilson<\/a>\u00a0and Bo Nix has a front-runner.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1820849564863099313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ESPN\u2019s\u00a0<\/a>Adam Schefter, Jarrett Stidham has been listed as the Broncos\u2019 starting quarterback on their first depth chart for the 2024 season. Zach Wilson is the backup, with rookie Bo Nix listed as the third signal-caller.<\/p>\n<p>The Broncos released Russell Wilson earlier this offseason and took on a record dead money charge of $85 million. They acquired Zach Wilson (along with a seventh-round pick) in exchange for a sixth-round draft choice.<\/p>\n<p>Denver selected Nix with the No. 12 selection in the 2024\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0Draft. Unsurprisingly, head coach\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/sean-payton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sean Payton<\/a>\u00a0wants to take his time grooming the rookie in what\u2019s essentially a rebuilding year in Mile High City.<\/p>\n<p>Jarrett Stidham is entering the last of a two-year, $10 million deal he signed with the Broncos in 2023 free agency. He started Denver\u2019s final two games last season, throwing for 496 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Broncos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Broncos<\/a> unofficial QB depth chart:<\/p>\n<p>QB1: Jarrett Stidham<br \/>\nQB2: Zach Wilson<br \/>\nQB3: Bo Nix<\/p>\n<p>Thoughts? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/17dc3tT3Zr\">pic.twitter.com\/17dc3tT3Zr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL_DovKleiman\/status\/1820849612858573213?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Broncos will visit the Indianapolis Colts in their first preseason game this Sunday (1:00 p.m. EST). After hosting the Green Bay Packers and Arizona Cardinals in preseason play, the Broncos will then prepare for their Week 1 opener \u2014\u00a0a road tilt against the Seattle Seahawks on Sept. 8.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-jarrett-stidham-is-the-broncos-safe-option-for-now\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jarrett Stidham Is The Broncos\u2019 Safe Option For Now<\/h2>\n<p>Stidham only has 16 game appearances and four starts under his belt, but the six-year veteran has the most NFL experience in Denver\u2019s quarterback room. He also has the most familiarity in Sean Payton\u2019s offense, making Stidham the safest starting option for the time being.<\/p>\n<p>Zach Wilson never looked like a starting-caliber quarterback in his three years with the New York Jets, and the Broncos are doing the wise thing by patiently developing Nix. If Stidham struggles out of the gate, however, it\u2019ll be interesting to see if Payton nods to either Wilson or Nix.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Denver Broncos\u2019 three-way quarterback competition between Jarrett Stidham,\u00a0Zach Wilson\u00a0and Bo Nix has a front-runner. According to\u00a0ESPN\u2019s\u00a0Adam Schefter, Jarrett Stidham has been listed as the Broncos\u2019 starting quarterback on their first &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2973"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2975,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2973\/revisions\/2975"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}