The Broncos will have a veteran quarterback in town this weekend for a tryout.
Desmond Ridder, the Atlanta Falcons’ 2022 third-round pick, will participate in the team’s rookie minicamp weekend as a tryout player, a source familiar with the situation revealed to The Denver Post on Tuesday.
Ridder, 25, started 48 games for the University of Cincinnati before being drafted by the Falcons. He started 17 games in two seasons there before moving to Las Vegas in 2024. He appeared in six games, starting one.
Ridder has an 8-10 record as a starter in the NFL, throwing for 4,002 yards with 16 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.
He sports an 82.6 career passer rating and has also rushed for 293 yards and five touchdowns.
Teams can have veterans in their rookie minicamp on a tryout basis. The Broncos in 2023 liked what they saw from quarterback Ben DiNucci, who had just come off a successful UFL season. They signed him to their 90-man roster and then carried him on the practice squad through the entire season.
It will be tougher for Ridder to make the roster, however. The Broncos, of course, are led by second-year starter Bo Nix and signed backup Jarrett Stidham to a two-year extension this summer. Then, in late March, the team signed Sam Ehlinger to a one-year deal, too. Denver carried three — Nix, Stidham and Zach Wilson — on the 53-man roster through the regular season last year.
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