the Denver Broncos Announced Tuesday Rookie quarterback Jarrett Guarantano was promoted from the practice squad to the active list. Guarantano will serve as the third QB behind rookie Russell Wilson and backup Brett Rypien, likely for the balance of the season.
What is more, according to 9NEWS Mike CleeseThe Broncos signed Guarantano, 25, to a two-year contract, which “included some guaranteed money.” The deal was prompted by “competition” from several NFL teams—one of which was the Arizona Cardinals—trying to pick up an unoccupied caller sign from the Denver taxi squad.
Cornerback Darius Phillips (hamstring) was placed on injured reserve in a similar upright motion.
Guarantano (6-4, 230) spent the preseason with the Cardinals, finishing 17 of 30 for 232 yards and three touchdowns. He was eventually waived in final cuts, re-signed to the practice squad, and released again on October 4.
Seven weeks later, the Broncos hosted Guarantano in a Free agent experience And earlier this month, he added him to the practice squad after third-string QB Josh Johnson He fled to San Francisco.
Guarantano was elevated to 53 prior to Week 15, where he was ranked second behind Rypien, who started in place of a concussion-stricken Wilson.
“It would be exciting if he was around,” Hackett said of Guarantano before the game. “He’s got some really good intangibles. His throwing is very good. He’s got a very good athleticism up to this point. He picked it up really well. We got him an interactive book and he got in there.” And he started to learn everything. It would be exciting if he got out there.”
As a collegiate, Guarantano posted 6,478 passing yards, 39 touchdowns, 20 interceptions, and completed 62.5% of his balls across 40 career starts—38 at Tennessee, two at Washington State.
Reads “Demonstrates strong accuracy when throwing on the move” Scout football profile. “Good Sport. Game passing action wide open: Shoe passes, Vibrations, Sprint Out passes, etc more consistently when running out of action play. And it’s made improvements year on year, when given consistent stretch reps… I don’t see the pitch Especially good.Throwing over midfield can be a challenge.Tends to see a receiver open late, which invites a winning defender to play again.Accuracy/positional tends to wane deeper into the field.Arm strength is best described as adequate “.
Wilson, who was cleared of concussion protocol, is expected to Back under the center for Denver’s upcoming road contest against the Rams. With Rypien back at QB2, there is a possibility that Guarantano could be inactive on Christmas Day.
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