Mitchell Trubisky Reportedly Turned Down A Chance To Start With The Broncos

Mitchell Trubisky recently took a one-year deal to back up Josh Allen on the Buffalo Bills. However, it’s now being reported that the former Bears quarterback didn’t necessarily have to settle for being a backup in 2021.

According to reports, Mitchell Trubisky turned down a deal with the Denver Broncos, where he would’ve had a good chance to start over Drew Lock.

Per Pro Football Rumors:

“Former Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky joined the Bills on a modest one-year deal earlier this month, but the former No. 2 overall pick will be the No. 2 quarterback on the depth chart behind Josh Allen. One league source tells Ben Volin of the Boston Globe that he was surprised by Trubisky’s decision to sign with Buffalo, because the Broncos had shown interest.”

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While the reports of the Broncos showing interest in Trubisky might be true, other reports have indicated that Denver never made a formal offer to Mitch.

Not sure where this started but Broncos did not make offer, and were not in on QB Mitch Trubisky per source. He was on team's preliminary list. Trubisky had interest in Denver. But once free agency begin, Broncos didn't pursue Trubisky, who signed 1-yr, $2.5M deal w/BUF. #9sports

— Mike Klis (@mikeklis) March 30, 2021

Maybe the Denver Broncos thought better of trying to improve their QB situation with Mitchell Trubisky. Maybe he felt that it was best for his long term future if he went to a team that isn’t a complete mess right now. It’s entirely possible that we’ll never know.

All we know is that the Broncos seem like they had interest in Trubisky at one point, and it didn’t pan out. We’ll see if the Broncos end up bringing in someone else in to compete with Drew Lock.

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