Sam Ehlinger, a former Texas Longhorns quarterback, is competing for a roster spot with the Denver Broncos. Ehlinger concluded the preseason with a strong performance against the New Orleans Saints, throwing for 198 yards and one touchdown.

The Denver Broncos have announced their list of seven inactive players for Sunday's game against the Indianapolis Colts, and fourth-string running back Jaleel McLaughlin is a healthy scratch once again.

Ehlinger will serve as the emergency third quarterback behind Bo Nix and Jarrett Stidham, meaning he can enter the game if both of them are forced to exit due to injury, illness or ejection. The former Colt played the same role a week ago for Denver.

With the NFL preseason in the books, teams are busy finalizing their week one rosters. One former Longhorn who was battling for a spot was QB Sam Ehlinger. The Texas native was fighting to be the backup to Bo Nix, but lost that battle to Jarrett Stidham. However, he has chosen to stay with the Broncos on the practice squad as the No. 3 quarterback.

The Denver Broncos had to do some late reshuffling of their roster, and former Indianapolis Colts QB Sam Ehlinger.

Broncos backup QB Sam Ehlinger, who was released by Denver on Tuesday as the team cut its roster to the league-mandated 53 players, turned down at least two offers to sign to an active roster elsewhere in the NFL,

Colts quarterback Sam Ehlinger made his first NFL start on Sunday and he played well enough to stake the team to a 16-7 lead in the fourth quarter, but neither he nor the Colts were able to finish the deal. The Commanders scored the final 10 points of the ...