Vic Fangio expects Broncos QB Teddy Bridgewater to start Thursday against Browns.

Related players: Drew Lock

Bridgewater is dealing with a foot issue. The Broncos started 3-0 but have since lost three-straight games. It's a quick turnaround on Thursday night for the struggling Broncos who are going up against the banged up Browns team. If it turns out Bridgewater can't go, it would be Lock getting the start.

Broncos QB Teddy Bridgewater (concussion) is questionable for Week 5 at Pittsburgh. Bridgewater is out of concussion protocol and has practiced each of the last two days.

Related Player: Drew Lock

Good news for Bridgewater, bad news for Lock streamers. Unless Bridgewater has a setback expect him to start.

Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, who sustained a concussion in Sunday’s 23-7 loss to Baltimore, will have to clear several hurdles to start Sunday at Pittsburgh. But it is possible.

“Your progression through the return-to-play protocol is based on your symptoms,” said Dr. Casey Batten, director of primary care sports medicine at Cedars-Sinai’s Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles.

If Bridgewater’s symptoms subside throughout the week and he is cleared by multiple physicians and medical personnel, he could play.

Related players: Drew Lock

The article is more of a "what if" piece. The doctor quoted has not evaluated Bridgewater, but the point for fantasy owners is there is a path for Bridgewater to play this week, and owners will have to follow closely. If he can't go, Lock would get the start.

Teddy Bridgewater, who suffered a concussion on his last pass attempt of the first half Sunday, is currently in the league's protocol and his availability for the Broncos' next game at Pittsburgh on Sunday, and possibly beyond, is in question.

Related players: Drew Lock

Vic Fangio said Monday "the medical people are in charge" of Bridgewater's progress through the concussion protocol and he must be clear five stages that range from "symptom-limited activity" all the way through "full football activity," the story went on to say. Lock will get the start if Bridgewater can't go.

Broncos QB Teddy Bridgewater left Sunday’s game against the Ravens with a concussion.

Drew Lock has taken over at quarterback. Bridgewater finished 7/16 for 65 yards and a touchdown. We’ll keep an eye on his situation and how long he could miss. Denver visits Pittsburgh next week before a tough stretch against the Raiders and then the Browns on Thursday night in Week 7.

The Denver Broncos have named Teddy Bridgewater the starting quarterback for Week 1, according to Field Yates of ESPN.

Related Player: Drew Lock

Drew Lock may have the better arm, but Bridgewater has been safer with the football and supported two wide receivers in fantasy last season with Carolina. Prior to today's news, John Paulsen had Bridgewater at QB31 and Lock QB34.

From general manager George Paton to coach Vic Fangio and on down, the Denver Broncos say they don't hear the clock ticking on their quarterback decision. Eventually the calendar will demand they make one, though.

Drew Lock and Teddy Bridgewater have been in the swirl of a competition since Bridgewater's arrival in April. They have traded good days, bad days, touchdowns, turnovers, mistakes and plenty of the-decision-is-not-up-to-me missives along the way. But August is rolling along and September is on the horizon.

Paton said they don't have a timeframe, according to the story. He added the team loves the competition that's happening between the two. Each QB will get a preseason start, which means it's Bridgewater's turn in Week 2 after Lock started Week 1. As the story said, just because the team says they don't have a timeframe doesn't mean they don't have a plan and have been working on it behind closed doors.

Vic Fangio on QB battle: "Still even-steven, there's been no separation. And we're going to keep the rotation these next 3 days the same as it's been."

Related players: Drew Lock, Teddy Bridgewater

Klis added to his tweet that Bridgewater had the better practice today. He completed a higher percentage than Lock and had more 20+yard completions, highlighted by first-rep deep TD to Diontae Spencer.

The #Panthers are trading QB Teddy Bridgewater to the #Broncos for a sixth-round draft pick, per source.

The Broncos have been in the QB mix most of this offseason and it looks like they'll have veteran Teddy Bridgewater in town in 2021. Drew Lock hasn't been too impressive through 18 games, and the former Panther will inherit some solid talent in Denver with Courtland Sutton Jerry Jeudy and Noah Fant.

Is it time to seriously consider Carolina should use its first pick to draft a franchise quarterback to develop behind Teddy Bridgewater?

Absolutely. And after the Panthers on Monday fired general manager Marty Hurney, it's even more likely that a new regime will want to start fresh.

The story said the Panthers currently hold the fourth selection of the 2021 draft at 4-10. If they lose their final two games against Washington and New Orleans -- as the oddsmakers likely will predict -- they’ll have their highest pick since 2011, when they drafted Cam Newton first overall, the story said. The story speculates the Panthers will have a shot at BYU’s Zach Wilson, North Dakota State’s Trey Lance or maybe Alabama’s Mac Jones to build the offense around, assuming Trevor Lawrence and Josh Fields go before they pick.