Elway: Tebow "earned the right" to start in 2012 ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Tim Tebow will enter training camp as the Denver Broncos' starting quarterback for 2012. The team sought to curb the circus that's sure to surround Tebow this offseason by declaring him the incumbent at a season-ending news conference Monday. John Elway, a Hall of Famer who rejoined the team a year ago as chief of football operations, has pledged to work with Tebow this offseason to polish his passing game. "Tim has earned the right to be the starting quarterback going into training camp next year," Elway said at his press conference Monday. He made some good strides. Tebow took over a 1-4 team in October and guided the Broncos to their first playoff berth since 2005. His 80-yard TD toss on the first play of overtime beat Pittsburgh in the wild-card round before the Broncos lost at New England Saturday. Tebow is the Broncos' only quarterback under contract for 2012. CBSSports.com's Will Brinson notes that drafting a quarterback isn't out of the question, but it's unlikely that there'll be anyone worth taking out there when Denver makes its first-round pick.