Keenum: Getting phone call from John Elway felt 'pretty good'

When the Denver Broncos set their sights on Case Keenum in the free-agent quarterback market, they had the right man for the job leading the pursuit in general manager John Elway.

"When my phone rang and it was John Elway telling me to come sign with the Broncos, it feels pretty good, especially as a kid growing up an Elway fan," Keenum said on SiriusXM NFL Radio, according to Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic.

"We actually talked first when I got to Denver. It was great. Walking into his office there and it's John Elway behind the desk. It's Big John. He's definitely a presence, obviously one of the greats that ever played the game. There's a lot of tradition and history there, and a lot of it is because of him. It's a cool atmosphere, cool organization and I'm just happy to be a part of it."

Keenum, originally from Texas, signed a two-year, $36-million contract with the Broncos, according to Over The Cap. The 30-year-old is coming off a career-best season with the Minnesota Vikings in which he threw for 3,547 yards and 22 touchdowns in 15 games.

The Broncos, and Elway, will be hoping Keenum can finally stabilize a positional group that had three different quarterbacks combine to complete just 58.7 percent of pass attempts in 2017.