Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl

The Denver Broncos waived quarterback Kyle Orton on Tuesday, an NFL source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

With the emergence of Tim Tebow, Denver felt it wouldn’t play Orton for the remainder of the season. Thus it decided to waive him now to see if another team would claim the $2.5 million remaining on his contract.

The Houston Texans, Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs are among teams that have recently suffered significant injuries to their starting quarterback.

Tebow is 4-1 since supplanting Orton as Denver’s starter and has three fourth-quarter comebacks.

Tebow has completed less than half his passes since replacing Orton, but the surging Broncos (5-5) are back to .500 as they seek to avoid their first consecutive losing seasons since 1971-72, and they’ve already won more games than they did last year when they went 4-12.

In five games this season before being benched, Orton completed 91 of 155 passes for 979 yards with eight touchdowns and seven interceptions.

The Broncos acquired Orton in a 2009 trade that sent Jay Cutler to Chicago.

–ESPN