Sanchez not worried about Broncos trading for Kaepernick

Denver Broncos quarterback Mark Sanchez is unconcerned with rumors about his new team trading for fellow signal caller Colin Kaepernick.

Sanchez has been working out like mad since the Broncos traded for him in March, according to Troy E. Renck of The Denver Post, trying to give himself another chance at proving he's a starting quarterback in the NFL.

"Listen, I don't care who is there, what is going on right now. They are going to give me a fair shake, that's all I can ask for, a fair shot. I am good. Let's go. I will bet on myself and compete my butt off," Sanchez said on Wednesday. "I will be friendly and professional with whoever is there. But I want this bad. Really bad. I want what they experienced last year."

Sanchez is trying to develop a rapport with his receivers quickly, spending time working out with Emmanuel Sanders, Demaryius Thomas, and others in California. Sanchez wants to meld into a locker room that already has established connections as quickly as possible in order to get a leg up on any competition he may have in training camp.

"One, it's just to be around each other. That's important. It sounds like they have that family atmosphere in Denver. They talk about the locker room and it sounds fun. It's because of stuff like this," Sanchez said. "They get together in the offseason, and make sacrifices with their time and their money and travel to do that. Emmanuel and Demaryius were awesome, saying, 'Let me call so and so.' They've been great."

The Broncos acquired Sanchez for a conditional seventh-round pick and are likely planning to utilize his experience as a backup. However, he's proven as recently as 2014 that he can contribute as a starter, throwing 14 touchdowns in nine games with the Philadelphia Eagles.