Kanell steps closer to backup QB job

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HOUSTON - Conclusions, like excitement, can be tough to come by during preseason football.
Yet the Broncos' 20-12 victory over the Houston Texans in the teams' preseason opener Saturday night at Reliant Stadium was not entirely devoid of them.

One of the most notable involved the gap between Jarious Jackson and Danny Kanell in their battle to be one of the Broncos' backup quarterbacks.

It is closing.

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Kanell replaces Jackson as No. 3 QB

In the end, the competition for the Denver Broncos' No. 3 quarterback position was more about taking advantage of practice repetitions than preseason passes.

Danny Kanell, proving to coaches he had a good grasp on the offense despite a very limited number of training camp snaps, beat out Jarious Jackson, who was on his way out the door after cleaning out his locker on Saturday.

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