Jarrett Stidham to start Denver Broncos preseason opener [Video]

First-round rookie Bo Nix will be the second quarterback in, which may be for the final series with the first-string offense.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — There wasn’t much doubt Jarrett Stidham would be the starting quarterback in the Denver Broncos’ preseason opener, which head coach Sean Payton made official following practice Friday inside the Pat Bowlen Fieldhouse.

“The first phase will be somewhere between 15 and 20 (plays) ideally. Stidham will start in phase 1,’’ Payton said. “(Bo) Nix will be in phase 2. And then Zach (Wilson0 will be in phase 3.

“Nix might get a final series in phase 1.”

The question was why. Why did Payton decide to give Stidham the first nod and not the first-round rookie Nix for the preseason contest Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium (kickoff at 11 a.m. MDT, Channel 20)? After all, Nix will almost certainly become the starting quarterback sooner rather than later. And Nix has been taking at …

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