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Denver Broncos’ Trevor Siemian announced as Week 1 starter

It’s actually happening…

Trevor Siemian has officially been named the Week 1 starter by Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak.

Not that it's any surprise, but it is now official. Broncos announced Trevor Siemian is their starting QB.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 29, 2016

Siemian has come a long way since his time at Northwestern, where he was plagued by injuries and shared quarterback duty with Kain Colter for most of his career. A lot of people were surprised when his name was chosen on the final day of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos.