Colo. (AP) -- John Elway is looking to free agency for his fix at quarterback following a season in which all three of his drafted QBs fell flat in Denver.,ENGLEWOOD
After sitting out the playoffs in each of the last two years following their Super Bowl 50 triumph, ESPN reported early Tuesday., the Broncos have apparently found their next signal-caller. Case Keenum plans to sign with Denver when free agency opens Wednesday
That would leave the Vikings, who is expected to sign a record-breaking contract this week., Cardinals and Jets vying to land ex-Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins
The 30-year-old Keenum is considered the second-best QB available on the open market. He guided Minnesota to the NFC championship game after replacing an injured Sam Bradford last season.
Keenum went 11-3 with 3, 22 touchdowns and seven interceptions and threw that last-second heave to Stefon Diggs to stun the New Orleans Saints 29-24 in the playoffs.,547 yards passing
who were subsequently blown out at Philadelphia in the conference championship,
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With a sparkling new stadium, the Vikings jumped to the head of the line of potential suitors for Cousins.,
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who own the fifth pick in next month's NFL draft,The Broncos, Brock Osweiler and Paxton Lynch all struggled behind a porous offensive line and questionable play-calling before Mike McCoy was replaced by Bill Musgrave as offensive coordinator., also considered Cousins following a 5-11 season in which Trevor Siemian
the Hall of Fame quarterback who has only had success at quarterback in free agency.,All three quarterbacks were draft picks by Elway
Elway landed Peyton Manning,Six years ago, following his release by the Colts and a series of neck fusion surgeries., the biggest free agent prize in NFL history
Manning had a spectacular closing chapter in Denver, reaching two Super Bowls and winning one., leading the Broncos to the playoffs in all four of his seasons
Manning retired a month after Denver's 24-10 win over Carolina in Super Bowl 50, then moved up to grab Lynch in the first round of the draft., and Elway brought in veteran Mark Sanchez
But it was Siemian, who emerged as Manning's surprise successor in 2016., a seventh-rounder from Northwestern
Gary Kubiak stepped down as head coach over health concerns following a 9-7 season that ended the Broncos' five-year playoff run.
but the Broncos would cycle through their trio of homegrown QBs during a 5-11 season that nearly cost rookie head coach Vance Joseph his job.,Siemian again handily beat out Lynch last summer
Keenum is a player the Broncos know well because Kubiak,
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Keenum would have veterans Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders as his targets in Denver after Elway chose not to release either of the expensive wide receivers.
At the NFL scouting combine this month,
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Elway said,Despite his swings and misses at QB before, I'm not done swinging and missing. Misses don't bother me. We just have to figure out a way to get it right. That is what we are working on.'',
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Lynch and Chad Kelly,Siemian, remain on the roster., a seventh-rounder last year who sat out his rookie season with injuries
Elway insists the Broncos can get right back into the playoff picture with the right quarterback and tweaks to other areas of the roster.
'' Elway said at the combine. ''Obviously,''I still think we're not too far away, we have to get better at that (quarterback) position. We didn't play well there last year. That doesn't all go on the players. There were some things that we should have done differently that we didn't do. I feel like we can get right back in the thick of the things rather quickly.''
