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.

Broncos head coach Vic Fangio told reporters Friday that QB Drew Lock's back tightened Wednesday, but that it is not an issue now.

In the words of Matt Harmon: "Ain't nobody used to have a bad back." This could be an issue with one bad hit or evasion of pressure, making Lock an injury concern heading into Week 14.

Broncos president of football operations/general manager John Elway has said little publicly about Drew Lock. But with the team likely missing the playoffs for the fifth straight season -- and with a talented, young roster of offensive skill position players -- Lock's final month will go a long way in deciding his future.

Lock has completed 55.4% of his passes this season, passing for 1,918 yards with nine touchdowns and 13 interceptions. If the Broncos don't have much success in the final four games and end up picking in the prime real estate of the 2021 draft -- top 10 -- in which the best quarterback prospects are often selected, it could sway them to move on from Lock, the story indicated. The team wants to see less interceptions and more conversions on third down, HC Vic Fangio said in the story.

Per player sources: Drew Lock, Brett Rypien, Blake Bortles all tested negative again today, clearing them to return.

All three Bronco QBs had close contact with Jeff Driskel, who was infected with COVID, without masks, breaking league protocols. But, none of them caught the virus, according to reports. As Klis points out, the Broncos and the three QBs could have played a Tuesday night game. Either way, Lock is expected to start against the Chiefs in Week 13.

The Denver Broncos had no new positive coronavirus tests coming out of Sunday testing, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The Broncos were without their entire quarterback depth chart for Sunday's loss to the Saints due to the positive test of backup quarterback Jeff Driskel and the fact that the team's three other QBs (Drew Lock, Brett Rypien and Blake Bortles) were all deemed to be high-risk contacts.

Lock, the team's starting quarterback, issued an apology on social media before Sunday's game acknowledging that the quarterbacks had erred in not strictly adhering to mask policies with one another, according to the story.

The Broncos pulled all three quarterbacks (Drew Lock, Brett Rypien and Blake Bortles) from practice Saturday and “sent home out of contact tracing concerns with Jeff Driskel”.

Klis says it is unclear if this is precautionary or what the status of the quarterbacks is for Sunday against the Saints. Driskel tested positive for COVID on Thursday. However, the other quarterbacks have all been testing negative and Klis notes there is hope all three (not counting Driskel) will be cleared for Sunday.