Team might add veteran QB, but not Kaepernick

Broncos general manager John Elway has not eliminated the possibility of acquiring a veteran quarterback to back up Case Keenum.

“We’ll wait through this week, see what happens and go from there,” Elway said after Thursday’s practice against Chicago. “I feel like we still have time.”

If the time arrives for him to add insurance instead of keeping Chad Kelly (no NFL snaps) as the No. 2, Elway will not consider Colin Kaepernick.

“Colin had his chance to be here (2016),” Elway said. “We offered him a contract. He didn’t take it.”

Elway said he offered the same view during his deposition in mid-May to Kaepernick’s lawyers as a part of the player’s collusion lawsuit against the NFL. During the 2016 offseason, the Broncos and San Francisco engaged in trade talks centered about Kaep-

ernick. But Kaepernick reportedly refused to take a pay cut to facilitate a move and the 49ers declined to help the Broncos pay some of his salary. The Broncos drafted Paxton Lynch that spring.

Bottomline, the Broncos long ago moved on.

And, Lynch has squandered his multiple chances to seize the starting (2016-17) or backup (this year) spots and is now thirdstring. The Broncos like Kelly but may feel more comfortable with him as the third option this year rather than the backup.

“The backup is a guy that you have confidence in that, if something were to happen to your starter, he has the experience and ability to come in and help you win a football game,” Elway said. “Not necessarily carry the football game, but help you win a football game. … I think that’s as hard as it is to find a starter.”

Of Kelly, Elway said: “I had a feeling he was going to play well.”