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Here’s how bad it has gotten for the Broncos: In the effort to fill up their depth chart with healthy quarterbacks, they tried to get Jimmy Clausen.

According to Mike Klis of 9News.com, the Broncos made a waivers claim for Clausen, who was cut by the Bears on Monday. The Broncos, at 8-2, had lower priority on the waiver hierarchy than the Ravens, who secured Clausen with a 3-7 record.

The Broncos will work out Christian Ponder on Wednesday. The team has announced that Peyton Manning will miss at least two more weeks due to a lingering foot injury, and they only have Brock Osweiler and Trevor Siemian on the active roster, other than Manning.

There aren’t many options in free agency. Apart from, you know, a certain quarterback who led the Broncos to the final eight in 2011.