The best player to ever wear No. 14 for the Denver Broncos was quarterback Brian Griese, who played for the club from 1998-2002.
After playing college football at Michigan, Griese was picked by the Broncos in the third round of the 1998 NFL draft. He spent his first season as a backup behind John Elway. After winning his second Super Bowl, Elway retired during the 1999 offseason and Griese took over the starting job.
Griese’s first season was underwhelming — he went 4-9 as a starter while throwing for 3,032 yards and 14 touchdowns against 14 interceptions. The quarterback improved the following year with 2,688 yards, 19 touchdowns and four interceptions in 10 games. He went 7-3 as a starter in 2000, earning a Pro Bowl nod.
Griese went on to play two more years with the Broncos, finishing his time in Denver with a 27-24 win-loss record, 11,763 passing yards, 71 touchdowns and 53 interceptions. Griese had an impossible task of following in the footsteps of Elway and he became a backup journeyman after his time with the Broncos.
Griese spent time with the Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the final years of his career. Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton currently wears No. 14, but we did not include active players for this series. Other players who wore No. 14 in Denver include receivers Brandon Stokley and Cody Latimer.
