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He earned a promotion, but now Chad Kelly will try to keep Broncos' No. 2 job

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Chad Kelly might have entered the NFL as Mr. Irrelevant, but he is without a doubt the summer football fling for many of the Denver Broncos’ faithful as he inches his way up the depth chart.

After a strong performance in a training camp scrimmage and as one of the few bright spots in a dismal preseason opener, Broncos coach Vance Joseph formally moved Kelly into the No. 2 spot at quarterback Monday, past former first round pick Paxton Lynch as Case Keenum's backup.