Sean Payton implies Broncos will carry 3 QBs on 53-man roster

Denver Broncos third-string quarterback Zach Wilson impressed in the team’s preseason finale on Sunday and it sounds like he might have a spot reserved on the 53-man roster.

Bo Nix was named the team’s starting quarterback last week and Jarrett Stidham has been penciled in as the No. 2 quarterback. After a 38-12 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, Broncos coach Sean Payton was asked if all three QBs could end up on the active roster.

“We feel comfortable with those three quarterbacks,” Payton said. “I think I have told you already, but I see the three of them making it.”

Payton has hinted in recent days that all three could end up on the 53-man roster, but he never said it that directly. Denver has to trim the roster from 91 players down to a 53-man squad by Tuesday afternoon.

Unless this is an elaborate scheme by Payton to create a trade market for Wilson, it seems safe to say the QB has made the team.