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Elway staying the course with Siemian, Lynch, doesn't intend to pursue Romo

Ron Chenoy / USA TODAY Sports

Denver Broncos general manager John Elway isn't seeking any drastic personnel changes at quarterback, as he provided Trevor Siemian and 2016 first-round pick Paxton Lynch with votes of confidence Monday.

"Like we've said, we really feel good about the two young ones that we have. Trevor did a good job for us last year and Paxton was young. The plan is to stay the course there and see what's available in the draft. We'll go from there," Elway said via Nicki Jhabvala of The Denver Post.

"But we like both. Paxton was a first-rounder last year for a reason, and then Trevor came in and played very well. It'll be a great competition between them in the spring."

Siemian won the starting quarterback role in an open competition last year, beating Lynch and Mark Sanchez for the job. Sanchez was subsequently released.

In 14 games, Siemian completed 59.5 percent of his passes for 3,401 yards and 18 touchdowns against 10 interceptions.

The Broncos were recently said to be interested in Tony Romo, but Elway stated that it's not his team's intention to pursue the veteran quarterback.

Broncos head coach Vance Joseph also endorsed Siemian and Lynch, while downplaying rumors of Romo joining the Broncos.

"Until Tony's thing gets resolved in Dallas, it’s going to be a topic," Joseph said. "But right now, I feel good about our two young guys. I really do."

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