T.J. Ward Comments on Johnny Manziel Potentially Joining Broncos

Another Denver Broncos player has publicly approved the idea of the defending Super Bowl champions signing free-agent quarterback Johnny Manziel.  

Broncos safety T.J. Ward told TMZ that he would welcome Manziel with "open arms" if the team offered the troubled quarterback a contract.

"We're the Denver Broncos," Ward said, per TMZ. "We're taking charge of everything. So it don't even matter."

Ward is the second Bronco in the last 24 hours to voice his support for Manziel donning a different shade of orange next year. Super Bowl 50 MVP Von Miller, who played with Manziel at Texas A&M, said Saturday if the decision were up to him, Manziel would be signed by Denver right now.

Manziel also revealed to TMZ on Saturday that he moved in with Miller:

However, Mike Klis of 9News, spoke to a source close to Miller who said Manziel is not living with Miller. The source told Klis that Manziel is living in Los Angeles, where Miller resides, but not in the same home.

"If I had to make my decision on it, he would already be on the Broncos," Miller said, per ESPN.com. "But we've got guys in the front office that make those decisions, and they put us in championships with those decisions.

"So I'm just going to follow those guys and have those guys take the lead."

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Friday head coach Gary Kubiak met with Manziel about how the former first-round pick would fit with the Broncos, but no contract was offered to Manziel.

The Broncos are in desperate need of a starting-caliber quarterback after losing Peyton Manning to retirement and Brock Osweiler to the Houston Texans. While it is a risk to take on a polarizing personality like Manziel, at least two high-profile Denver stars are willing to bring him on board. So it should be something the Broncos look into. 

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