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          Denver Broncos final 2024 projected roster

          Veteran Samaje Perine might be the odd man out in the Broncos backfield if Denver chooses to keep three quarterbacks on the 53-man roster. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP
          • Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterAug 25, 2024, 11:34 PM
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              Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff has been a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Board of Selectors since 1999. He has attended every scouting combine since 1987.
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          ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Denver Broncos open the 2024 regular season Sept. 8 against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field.

          Rookie quarterback Bo Nix will be behind center when the Broncos' offense lines up against the Seahawks. And all kinds of history will line up with him. Nix will be the first rookie quarterback to start in Sean Payton's 18-year tenure as an NFL head coach. Nix will also be the first Broncos rookie quarterback to start a season opener since a 23-year-old named John Elway did in 1983.

          And Nix, who was the 12th overall pick of this past April's draft, will be the 13th different quarterback -- the 14th different player overall -- to start a game since the Broncos won Super Bowl 50 to close out the 2015 season.

          How the rest of what Payton has called "a real young team" looks around Nix will soon come into shape. The roster will be cut to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Here is a projection for the Broncos: