Denver Broncos GM George Paton says 'Everything is on the table' to find QB for 2022 season

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George Paton, the general manager of the Denver Broncos, said Tuesday at the NFL scouting combine that "everything is on the table" in the team's pursuit of a quarterback.

If Green Bay eventually decides to consider offers for the 10-time Pro Bowl selection, the Broncos are a likely landing spot for Rodgers. Paton said he would consider a blockbuster deal for a veteran quarterback if he had the chance, even though he is under contract with another team.

Paton was asked if he would consider trading multiple first-round picks as part of a deal to acquire a quarterback. We have 11 picks, so if we had to give a little to get a player, we can do it. Everything is on the table and we like having picks.

The Broncos have five picks in the first 100 selections of the draft.

The Broncos went through their free-agency meetings last week to map out their plan with the available unrestricted free agents, including at quarterback. Paton was asked if he came away from those meetings with multiple players at the position he would consider signing.

There are some that we like that are very appealing, including TeddyBridgewater. The coaches had a lot of good things to say about Teddy. Everything will be open with the quarterback position. We know how important it is. Everyone is champing at the bit to get one, and so are we.

Drew Lock is the only quarterback the Broncos have under contract. Both Paton and newly hired coach Nathaniel Hackett believe that Lock is a talented player and they want to see how he adjusts to the new offense.

The Broncos offense has been bad for most of the past six seasons. Since the midway point of the 2016 season, the Broncos have had 10 different quarterbacks start a game, and they haven't averaged more than 23 points per game.

They haven't averaged more than 21 points per game in any of the past six seasons.

Everything is on the table. You don't know who is going to be available, you don't know who is going to be available in the draft, a lot of ways to acquire them.