John Elway on Osweiler: "Building a team with players who want to be Denver Broncos"

John Elway has released a statement via the Broncos website on Brock Osweiler’s departure and free agency thus far.

“We’ve stayed true to our philosophy of building a team with players who want to be Denver Broncos and want to be here. That’s been a successful approach for us,” he said.

“While we did offer a very competitive and fair long-term contract to Brock, we ultimately had to remain disciplined while continuing to assemble a roster that can compete for championships.”

With Osweiler gone and Peyton Manning retiring, Trevor Siemian is the only quarterback on the current roster. But there are options in free agency and the draft, and the Broncos could pursue trade avenues, as well.

“We’ve now turned our attention to other options at quarterback and are confident that we’ll find the right player and person for our team,” Elway said. “Our organization thanks Brock for his contributions and wishes him all the best.”

The Broncos are rumored to be interested in 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and free agent quarterback and former second overall draft pick Robert Griffin III.

Osweiler signed a four-year, $72 million dollar deal with the Texans today and the Broncos have also lost DE Malik Jackson and LB Danny Trevathan to Free Agency.