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Broncos' Brock Osweiler goes from understudy, to winning QB, to TBD

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- His current job is to impersonate Cam Newton in practice. Beyond Super Bowl 50, who knows?

Denver Broncos backup Brock Osweiler, perhaps the greatest setup man in NFL history, could be the heir to the Peyton Manning throne or the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns.

Or he could be a key addition to another quarterback-starved franchise willing to build around a 25-year-old who served a four-year apprenticeship under Manning and came off the bench to win five games, succeeding amid the crucible of an intense quarterback controversy.