'He had his chance to be here': John Elway says the Broncos won't consider signing Colin Kaepernick because he turned down a contract 2 years ago

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• Denver Broncos GM John Elway told reporters on Thursday that the team wouldn't sign Colin Kaepernick because he previously turned down a contract offer.
• Elway seemed to be referring to negotiations from 2016 when the Broncos offered Kaepernick a contract that included a $4.9 million pay cut.
• Kaepernick has remained unsigned in the NFL since 2016 and has an ongoing collusion grievance against the league.

The Denver Broncos seem to be having more issues at quarterback, as neither Paxton Lynch nor Chad Kelly has firmly taken control of the backup job behind starting QB Case Keenum.

On Thursday, reporters asked Broncos GM John Elway if the team would consider signing Colin Kaepernick to fill the backup job. Elway said they wouldn't because the team previously offered Kaepernick a contract and he turned it down.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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