The Denver Broncos announced that Trevor Siemian will be the team's starting quarterback for their regular season opener against the Carolina Panthers:
Head Coach Gary Kubiak announced to the team Monday morning that Siemian will be the team's starting quarterback, bringing down the curtain on a competition that had been the team's dominant story of the offseason and training camp.
Kubiak informed Siemian, Mark Sanchez and Paxton Lynch of his decision prior to sharing it with the entire team.
Siemian and Sanchez were considered "neck and neck" by Kubiak at the end of OTAs and through the first few weeks of training camp, but Siemian nudged ahead thanks to his work in camp and in the three preseason games to date.
Sanchez entered training camp as the presumptive starter, but after several disappointing performances, there are questions as to whether the Broncos will keep him as a backup or just release him.
Denver picked Siemian in the 7th round in the 2015 draft, and he appeared in just one game last year, where he didn't throw a pass and ran just once for a loss of a yard. He backed up Peyton Manning and Brock Osweiler, but with Manning's retirement and Osweiler signing with the Texans in free agency, Siemian was thrown into the starting quarterback conversation.
Siemian finished the preseason going 27/43 passing for 285 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions.
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