After a season with the Houston Texans in which he struggled and an offseason trade to the Cleveland Browns, Brock Osweiler is back with the Denver Broncos as their starting quarterback.

Trevor Siemian has struggled as the Broncos' starter this season.

John Elway said he believed Osweiler just needed a little "football rehab" to be ready to play.

"I'm checking out," Osweiler said Wednesday when asked he if had completed that rehab. "You would have to ask John exactly what he meant. ... I think sometimes the best thing for a quarterback, when he's not playing well or he's going through some tough times, is actually pulling him out of the fire and making him the backup ... letting him observe.

"That's what I've been able to do. Sometimes when you're in the heat of the moment, you're just trying to make a play and then you make a bad play worse and then it just compounds, and before you know it, you can't slow it down."