Broncos might trade for 25-year old QB from Saints

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>The Denver Broncos have their franchise quarterback, Bo Nix.

>But the most important position in sports often requires a high-quality backup, too, to effectively make it through an entire season in the NFL.

>That's why ESPN's Dan Graziano speculates in a new article on Thursday that Denver could actually still go make a trade to bring in a new quarterback.

>And in this case, Graziano circles Sean Payton's former team as the trading partner -- Spencer Rattler from the New Orleans Saints being the player he names.

>Rattler is actually younger than Saints starter Tyler Shough, and he's got starting experience in the NFL.

>"He could still have a career ahead of him as an NFL quarterback somewhere other than New Orleans," Graziano writes. "Broncos coach Sean Payton still has strong ties to the Saints, and that could be a team to watch if there's any change to its backup QB plans."

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>One problem for Rattler is that the Saints signed a different potential backup quarterback this offseason.

>"The team signed former No. 2 pick Zach Wilson this offseason to add to its QB room," Graziano writes. "If Rattler's the odd man out, he should generate interest. His 14 NFL starts haven't been great (the Saints lost 13 of them), but they do constitute the kind of experience teams prize when looking for backup/developmental QBs."

>Wilson isn't awesome, but he does give the Saints an option if they feel they can get an asset in return by dealing Rattler.

>Right now, the QBs behind Nix in Denver are Jarrett Stidham and Sam Ehlinger. In that context, Rattler sounds pretty appealing.

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