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No, he did not. John Elway played his entire career for the Denver Broncos.
John Elway played with the Denver Broncos to defeat the Atlanta Falcons.
John Elway was first drafted by the Baltimore colts then went to the Denver broncos for the rest of his career
John Elway's first season with the Broncos was 1983. John Elway was drafted by the Baltimore Colts after attending Stanford University. He said he would refuse to play for the Colts so they traded him to the Denver Broncos. In 1983, John began the season as a second string quarterback. John was not really a good quarterback, but began to gain more respect for his team after winning a game in the fourth quarter.
John Elway, Clinton Portis, Jason Elam, Bill Rominiski, Shannon Sharp
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QB John Elway by the Baltimore Colts. Elway stated he would not play for the Colts and was subsequently traded to the Denver Broncos for QB Mark Herrmann, OL Chris Hinton (the Broncos #1 selection in the 1983 draft), and the Broncos #1 selection in the 1984 NFL draft.
John Elway of the Denver Broncos was the first quarterback to have started five Super Bowls .... SBs XXI, XXII, XXIV, XXXII, and XXXIII. His record in those games was 2-3.
John Elway was the quarterback for the Denver Broncos for 15 years, completing 16 seasons, and became an icon in his time. His entire career was always football, including playing college football for Stanford.
Elway wasn't drafted by the Broncos ... he was drafted by the Colts as the first overall selection in 1983. He said he would not play for the Colts so they traded him to the Broncos a week later.
That's a tough one since practices are usually not recordable evidence of play. However; Elway did toss an 80yd bomb (in air) many moons ago.