ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Maybe John Elway isn’t done yet.

The architect of the Denver Broncos added a new weapon for his suddenly prolific offense Monday afternoon, acquiring former Pro Bowl tight end Vernon Davis from the San Francisco 49ers. But with the NFL’s trade deadline not expiring until Tuesday afternoon, there's still time for Elway to double down.

“There are still other things going on,” he said. “So who knows what’s going to happen.”

Go ahead, strike while you’re hot.

The Broncos could sure use an experienced left tackle about now, with rookie Ty Sambrailo gone for the year with a torn labrum and a platoon operating in his place.

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As he pointed out, Elway did not mortgage the future. The Broncos would even be in line to get a compensatory pick if Davis ultimately departs as a free agent.

That’s some smooth moving. In the end, Elway essentially might not even lose a pick, just draft slots.

And how lucky is Davis? He leaves a rebuilding team that is going nowhere for a chance to win a championship. Denver has been trying to bolster its tight end corps for some time, which would allow Kubiak to incorporate the three-tight end sets he favors. Davis will be a threat to do damage running the seam routes and in the red zone, replacing what was lost when Julius Thomas departed for the Jacksonville Jaguars last spring as a free agent.

“The addition was not a subtraction, or (that) we’re worried because of the performance of the tight ends,” Elway insisted. “We just thought ... to be able to add him to our roster as a weapon was an opportunity that we couldn’t pass up.”

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