Siemian Will Start For Broncos In 2nd Preseason Game

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DENVER (CBS4) - Denver Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian will start on Saturday against the San Francisco 49ers.

Trevor Siemian (credit: CBS)

That's according to Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak, who made the announcement about the Broncos second preseason game on Thursday.

Mark Sanchez (credit: CBS)

Siemian and quarterback Mark Sanchez will both play about a quarter and a half, or until they get a certain number of plays in.

"They have been splitting it right down the middle and Mark started last week," Kubiak said about going with Siemian, but added he thinks both will get reps with the starters.

Kubiak said he is evaluating how they run the offense and lead the team, and wants to make sure they both have about the same amount of "decisions" to make during the game to grade them on.

When asked if he would name a season starter next week, Kubiak said:

"Would I like to? Yeah. Will I? We will see... We will see."

Rookie Paxton Lynch will then play the rest of the game on Saturday, but Kubiak did praise the young quarterback for his work this week.

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