Jarrett Stidham Stays Backup as Broncos Reaffirm Trust in Starter

Denver Broncos backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham will remain in his secondary role as head coach Sean Payton rejected calls to make a change under center. While Stidham is regarded as a capable backup who knows Payton's system well, team leadership and analysts dismissed replacing starter Bo Nix with Stidham, emphasizing that an abrupt QB switch would not solve the offense's systemic execution and blocking issues.