INDIANAPOLIS -- John Elway couldn't talk about the Denver Broncos' new starting quarterback on the first day of the scouting combine, but he did say his "preference'' was to get Case Keenum back as the team's backup.
The Broncos have the framework of a trade in place to acquire Joe Flacco from the Baltimore Ravens as Denver's starting quarterback, but the team can't yet acknowledge the deal and the trade does not become official until free agency opens on March 13.
So Elway, as the Broncos' president of football operations/general manager, spent most of his public discussion about the team's quarterback situation talking about how Keenum could fit as the backup.