ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- In what Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio called a "really, really close" competition that led to a "tough" decision, Fangio formally named Teddy Bridgewater as the Broncos' starting quarterback.
Fangio told Bridgewater and Drew Lock of his decision Wednesday morning, just before telling the rest of the players in a team meeting before the Broncos' early afternoon practice.
The Broncos sent a sixth-round draft pick to the Carolina Panthers the day before the draft opened this past April in exchange for Bridgewater. Almost from the moment of Bridgewater's arrival, Fangio and Broncos general manager George Paton said he and Lock would compete for the starting job.