ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Denver Broncos open the 2024 regular season Sept. 9 against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field.
Their first offensive snap of that game will provide the answer to Denver's biggest offseason question, as the season opener is the proverbial "end date" coach Sean Payton has referenced in deciding the Broncos' starting quarterback.
Rookie Bo Nix, who the Broncos drafted with the 12th overall pick, has split first-team work evenly with Zach Wilson and Jarrett Stidham during the offseason program. Payton has resisted giving hints on when he plans to make the call, but the search overshadows any other Broncos depth chart debate.
Payton has said that this might be one of his youngest teams in his 17 seasons as an NFL head coach. As the opener approaches, the Broncos hope they can avoid the injuries that happened in the early stages of camp last year, when wide receiver Tim Patrick and linebacker Jonas Griffith went down in the first week and were lost for the season.
Here is the 53-man projection:
QUARTERBACKS (2): Bo Nix, Jarrett Stidham