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The Denver Broncos have finalized their trade with the Minnesota Vikings for Trevor Siemian. Denver will receive a 2019 fifth-round pick and send a 2018 seventh-round pick to Minnesota.
It's Siemian and 7th round pick in 2018 to Vikings for 5th round pick in 2019. It adds up to value of 6th round pick for Siemian, who was initially a 7th-round compensatory draft choice. #9sports
— Mike Klis (@MikeKlis) March 14, 2018
That is good value for a player not expected to be a starting quarterback again any time soon. Siemian will join Kirk Cousins and former-Broncos quarterback Kyle Sloter on a team loaded with talent and Super Bowl aspirations.
Siemian spent three seasons with the Broncos, winning the Week 1 starting job in both 2016 and 2017. He finished his career in Denver completing 59% of his passes for 5,686 yards, 30 touchdowns and 24 interceptions for a quarterback rating of 79.9. The Broncos were 13-11 with him as the starting quarterback.
Broncos updated 2018 draft picks
- Round 1, No. 5 overall
- Round 2, No. 40
- Round 3, No. 71
- Round 3, No. 99 – compensatory
- Round 4, No. 106
- Round 4, No. 109 – via San Francisco (Kapri Bibbs trade)
- Round 5, No. 142
- Round 5, No. 160 – via Los Angeles Rams (Aqib Talib trade)
- Round 5, No. 163 – via Atlanta (Ty Sambrailo trade)
- Round 6, No. 182
Round 7, No. 225