NFL Notes: Broncos name QB Trevor Siemian Week 1 starter over Mark Sanchez

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Trevor Siemian is Peyton Manning's successor.

Coach Gary Kubiak told the team Monday that Siemian will be the starting quarterback when the Denver Broncos face Carolina in the season opener Sept. 8.

Kubiak informed Siemian, Mark Sanchez and Paxton Lynch of his decision before telling their teammates.

Siemian has just one NFL snap on his resume, a kneel-down when he was the No. 3 QB last year behind Manning and Brock Osweiler.

Manning retired and Osweiler left for Houston after the Super Bowl.

General manager John Elway acquired Sanchez from the Eagles and drafted Lynch. The Broncos will save $3.5 million and a conditional seventh-round draft pick if they cut Sanchez, as expected.

Chargers: Team announces they've signed Joey Bosa to 4-year deal
SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Chargers say they've signed rookie defensive end Joey Bosa to a four-year contract.

The announcement late Monday morning came five days after the two sides went public in their nasty spat over payment of Bosa's $17 million signing bonus and whether the contract would have offset language.

The Chargers threatened last Wednesday to reduce their offer to Bosa under the assumption he wouldn't be ready to play a full season. Bosa, the No. 3 overall pick out of Ohio State, was the last rookie to sign.

It also came a day after San Diego's defense played poorly in a 23-10 exhibition loss at Minnesota.

There was no immediate indication of what led to the deal getting done.

Browns: Veteran LB Paul Kruger cut
CLEVELAND — The Browns have released linebacker Paul Kruger, a startling move in another step in the team's youth movement.

Kruger started 46 games and made 18 sacks in three seasons for Cleveland and was considered one of the team's leaders. He was signed in 2013 after four seasons with the Baltimore Ravens.

The 30-year-old recorded just 2.5 sacks last season as the Browns struggled to find the right role for him. Last week, the Browns traded linebacker Barkevious Mingo. Rookies Emmanuel Ogbah or Joe Schobert could take Kruger's starting spot.

Kruger posted a statement on Twitter in which he thanked the Browns but said his release was "absolutely the wrong decision."

The Browns also terminated the contracts of defensive end Nick Hayden and quarterback Austin Davis. The team waived kicker Travis Coons, giving Patrick Murray the starting job.

Redskins: Team signs veteran defensive lineman Cullen Jenkins
ASHBURN, Va. -- The Washington Redskins have signed defensive lineman Cullen Jenkins.

Washington, which announced the signing on Monday, worked Jenkins out earlier Monday and he was on the field for practice.

The 35-year-old spent the past three seasons with the New York Giants and has also played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers during his 12-year NFL career.

Jenkins, who has 332 tackles and 47.5 sacks in 169 games, brings needed depth to the Redskins' defensive line.

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