Russell Wilson received’t play Sunday for the Broncos regardless of being cleared from concussion protocol.
Wilson mentioned he needed to return to motion this week after struggling a concussion final week in opposition to the Chiefs, however the Broncos group determined to carry out their $243 million quarterback and begin backup Brett Rypien in opposition to the Cardinals.
“Clearly for me, I at all times need to be out on the sector,” Wilson informed reporters Friday. “I consider in competing and being on the market on the sector it doesn't matter what the circumstances are. I’m an old style quarterback in that sense, that you need to be on the market.
“I believe on the identical time it was a collective determination by the group. They needed to let me get some additional relaxation. I believe Ryp’s going to be able to rock and roll and our crew.”
The 34-year-old Wilson left final week’s sport in opposition to the Chiefs within the fourth quarter after hitting his head on the bottom on a tough hit by Frank Clark. He returned to apply in restricted participation on Thursday and mentioned he “felt nice all week.”
“Clearly to undergo a concussion is a really severe factor. You might have to have the ability to cope with it and be actually sensible,” Wilson added.
The nine-time Professional Bowler, who additionally has been coping with a partially torn lat on his proper aspect, has a career-low passer ranking of 85.0 — and the Broncos are 3-9 — in his first 12 months in Denver following an offseason commerce from the Seahawks.
“Russ is likely one of the final opponents in our sport. He’s unbelievable,” Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett mentioned Friday. “We knowledgeable him of the choice, and he’s not pleased with it. He desires to get on the market and play. He’s aggressive, as everyone knows, and needs to compete for this crew and be on the market.
“We, as a corporation, after discussing and speaking by way of this whole week, have determined it’s finest for our group, finest for Russell. We talked about this from high all the way in which to the underside, checked out each single factor and simply need to give him one other week to prepare.”
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