Broncos To Shop QB Case Keenum

No surprise here, but the Broncos are now set to shop quarterback Case Keenum, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (on Twitter). Keenum, of course, was displaced from the starting role after the Broncos agreed to acquire Joe Flacco from the Ravens on Wednesday morning. 

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Keenum is guaranteed $7MM in 2019, so the Broncos see only two options for him if they cannot find a trade: Keenum will either have to accept a massive pay cut to serve as Flacco’s backup, or he’ll be released outright.

Keenum flopped in his lone season as the Broncos’ starter, finishing 31st in Total QBR, 29th in DYAR, and 28th in quarterback DVOA. It was a sharp contract from the 2017 season in which he led the NFL in DVOA as the top signal caller for the Vikings.

In that ’17 season, Keenum ranked seventh in passer rating and ninth in adjusted net yards per completion. The QB no longer profiles as an above-average starting option, but he would be highly coveted as a backup by many NFL teams.

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