Trevor Siemian at Broncos training camp last August. (John Leyba, The Denver Post)
As the Broncos continue their search for a third quarterback, Broncos general manager John Elway made it clear the team hasn’t changed its view of Trevor Siemian, their seventh-round pick in 2015.
“We are really happy with Trevor and the way that he’s played,” Elway said Thursday. “He’s very talented. He’s got great arm talent and he’s a young guy. He came off an ACL (injury) last year so he will be much better coming in this offseason program. Plus, he’s got a year under his belt as far as the offense so he’ll feel a lot more comfortable. Trevor is going to compete, too. Whether we bring in three or even four—we’ve talked about just staying at three and throwing the ball out there and seeing who comes out with it. He will be in the hunt. He will be right there in the middle of it and competing.”
After losing Peyton Manning to retirement and Brock Osweiler to Houston, the Broncos traded for veteran Mark Sanchez in March and have engaged in trade discussions for Colin Kaepernick. The talks with Kaepernick are “dormant” but not off the table, Elway said, and in the meantime, the Broncos met with Brian Hoyer in Denver over dinner Wednesday night and at the Broncos’ facility Thursday.
Elway said repeatedly that he feels good about Sanchez and his experience, but said Siemian hasn’t gotten lost in the shuffle.
“First of all, we feel good with Mark,” Elway said. “But you also know that there are going to be a lot of different things that happen. To really have to rush into a decision, we didn’t want to have to do that. Because if you run into one and all of a sudden here falls another one, another apple over there that you kind of like — I just didn’t want to get us to where we were going down one road and didn’t have the option to look at all of the others. That’s why we’ve stayed patient. Again, what’s helped is having Mark. (He’s) a guy that we feel like has got the experience in the league and can play in this league. That’s why we’ve been patient.”
