Getty Denver Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham. There’s a prevailing thought about people who know a lot about the NFL and know a lot about football that as far as backup quarterbacks go, you’re not going to get much better than Jarrett Stidham . For the Denver Broncos , that’s the ultimate insurance policy for their young star in second year starter Bo Nix — which is why Denver continues to make Stidham one of the NFL’s highest paid backup quarterbacks and re-signed him to a 2-year, $12