Brady Quinn apologizes for comments on Tim Tebow Brady Quinn apologized to Tim Tebow on Tuesday for unflattering comments Quinn made about the Denver Broncos' starting quarterback in a GQ article. The article on Tebowmania was written by Michael Silver and titled "The year of Magical Stinking: An Oral History of Tebow Time." In it, Quinn was quoted as saying, "We've had a lot of, I guess, luck, to put it simply." He also said he felt the fans were the reason Tebow leapfrogged him on the depth chart when supplanting Kyle Orton as the starter after a 1-4 start. "I felt like the fans had a lot to do with that," Quinn said in the article. Just `cause they were chanting his name. There was a big calling for him. No, I don't have any billboards. That would have been nice. Quinn also said in the article that the way Tebow expresses his faith doesn't "seem very humble to me." Both men are Christians. Quinn took to Twitter after the article's release Tuesday, saying the comments attributed to him did not reflect his opinion of Tebow. Tebow "deserves a lot of credit for our success and I'm happy for him and what he accomplished. Most importantly, he is a great teammate," Quinn wrote. Quinn said he's reached out to Tebow directly "to clear this up," adding, "I apologize to anyone who feels I was trying to take anything away from our team's or Tim's success this season." Quinn is an unrestricted free agent whom the Broncos are considering bringing back to Denver. The Detroit Red Wings acquired defenseman Kyle Quincey in a three-team deal that sent forward Steve Downie from the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Colorado Avalanche. The Lightning acquired a first-round pick in this year's draft and minor league defenseman Sebastien Piche after exchanging Downie for Quincey with the Avalanche. Tampa Bay then dealt Quincey to the Red Wings for a first-round pick and Piche. The Central Division-leading Red Wings have been looking to add defensive depth before the NHL trade deadline on Feb. 27. Tampa Bay also made an additional deal involving minor league forwards with the Chicago Blackhawks, obtaining Brendon Segal for Matt Fornataro. Piche has been assigned to the Florida Everblades of the ECHL. Segal will join Norfolk of the AHL. Top-seeded John Isner, playing for the first time since helping the U.S. defeat Switzerland in Davis Cup, defeated Gilles Muller of Luxembourg, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (4), in the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships at Memphis. Isner, ranked a career-best No. 13 in the world, overpowered Muller with 26 aces, including five in the two tiebreakers. Isner also won 96% of his first-serve points. The 26-year-old advances to the second round where he'll oppose American Donald Young. Isner's doubles partner, Sam Querrey advanced to the second round with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory against Alejandro Falla of Colombia. Nikolay Davydenko had nine aces and didn't face a break point in a 6-1, 7-5 victory Tuesday over Andreas Beck of Germany to reach the second round of the Open 13 at Marseille, France.