Jarrett Stidham agrees to be the Broncos’ backup quarterback, but he’s not happy about it.
Stidham said after Sunday night’s preseason finale that he wants to help rookie Bo Nix get ready to start in Week 1, but he also firmly believes he should be the starter.
“First of all, I was obviously very disappointed,” Stidham said. “I know I’m a starting quarterback in this league. I have no doubt about that, and it didn’t come to fruition. But I know what kind of player I am, what kind of person I am. Like I said earlier, I’ll be ready to play if I need to, and like I said, I have no doubt that I’m a starting-caliber quarterback in this league.”
Stidham believes he has shown he can be a starter, both last season when he replaced Russell Wilson late in the season, and with his work on the training pitch and in preseason.
“I think they know what I can do,” Stidham said. “I think I showed that last year every time I was asked to come in the last couple of games and then throughout practice, training camp, OTAs, everything. But at the end of the day, I’m going to go out there and do what I know how to do. I’m very confident in what I can do and I’m doing everything I can to help this team.”
Sean Payton decided that Stidham could best help the team by replacing Nix.
