Sean Payton not yet ready to announce other QB plans

Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton named Bo Nix his starting quarterback on Wednesday. After the coach broke the news, Payton was quickly asked if Nix will play in the team’s preseason finale on Sunday and what the rotation will be for Jarrett Stidham and Zach Wilson.

“We’re going to talk about Sunday [later], and I’m not leaning towards anything else,” Payton said. “There is no other announcement today.”

OK, we’ll hear about the QB rotation later in the week. How about how many QBs will be carried on the 53-man roster?

“We’ll see,” Payton said.

QB1 has been named. QB2 news will have to wait.

As for whether or not Nix will play against the Arizona Cardinals this weekend, Payton later hinted that some starters will be rested.

“We’re going to meet today at 2 [p.m.],” Payton said Wednesday. “There will be some guys that we hold out. I have a sheet really of every one of these players with every total snap they’ve played [against] Indianapolis and then Green Bay.

“So there are some guys — veteran starters maybe — that don’t have the snaps, and so they may see some time on Sunday. Then there are some guys that have had a lot of snaps where I’ll just be real mindful of. So we’ll have a better feel for that as the week goes on.”

Payton will speak again on Friday. He’s probably not going to announce how many QBs will make the 53-man roster, but we should learn on Friday if Nix will play on Sunday and how Stidham and Wilson will split reps. Check back later in the week, Broncos Country.