LAGUNA HILLS, Calif — Mark Sanchez wastes no time worrying about whether the Broncos will trade for San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Early Wednesday morning, he was too busy throwing punches, roundhouse kicks and performing tuck jumps while wearing a 40-pound weighted vest near his offseason hometown.

From the moment the Broncos acquired Sanchez — “I still can’t believe it,” he said — he has watched film and trained relentlessly to put himself in the best position to secure the starting quarterback job.

“Listen, I don’t care who is there, what is going on right now. They are going to give me a fair shake, that’s all I can ask for, a fair shot. I am good. Let’s go. I will bet on myself and compete my butt off,” Sanchez said before his workout. “I will be friendly and professional with whoever is there. But I want this bad. Really bad. I want what they experienced last year.”

Sanchez, 29, has attempted to microwave his transition by spending time at the Broncos facility, even though he’s not allowed to talk with the coaches. With the help of receivers Emmanuel Sanders and Demaryius Thomas, Sanchez put together a passing camp — Broncos Beach — at Mission Viejo High School to gain familiarity with his teammates. He knows nothing is guaranteed, but he wants to maximize his opportunity.

“One, it’s just to be around each other. That’s important. It sounds like they have that family atmosphere in Denver. They talk about the locker room and it sounds fun. It’s because of stuff like this,” Sanchez said. “They get together in the offseason, and make sacrifices with their time and their money and travel to do that. Emmanuel and Demaryius were awesome, saying, ‘Let me call so and so.’ They’ve been great.”

Troy E. Renck: trenck@denverpost.com or @troyrenck