For now.
How close was Lynch to not being on the roster? The Broncos were at least in contact with a number of veteran quarterbacks prior to finalizing their roster.
The team decided to move forward with Lynch after Elway said that ‘several’ veteran quarterbacks turned down the opportunity to join the Broncos right now as a backup to the backup.
Elway said that the veteran QBs they were interested in “all want to wait” and see.