Brock Osweiler had a Super Bowl-winning Broncos team placed on a platter for him after Peyton Manning retired in March, but the 6-8 quarterback instead skipped town and signed with the Texans.
Texans owner Bob McNair said playing in the shadow of Manning and John Elway played a part in Osweiler’s decision to start fresh elsewhere ... but Osweiler said that wasn't the case.
“I have tremendous respect for both John Elway and Peyton Manning as people and as quarterbacks in the NFL, but I was not concerned one bit with playing in their shadow,” Osweiler told the MMQB.