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Thursday 27 OcTOber 2022
Broncos’ Russell Wilson says he’s ‘ready to roll’ in London

By KEN MAGUIRE ett because of a strained
AP Sports Writer hamstring, estimated he
HARROW, England (AP) stayed on his feet for half
— Broncos quarterback of the eight-hour flight to
Russell Wilson proclaimed Britain.
himself “ready to roll” de- “I was walking up and
spite a lingering hamstring down the aisles,” Wilson
injury Wednesday ahead said. “Everybody was
of Denver’s game against knocked out. I was doing
the Jacksonville Jaguars at high-knees, working on my
Wembley Stadium. legs and everything else,
Wilson was a limited par- making sure I’m ready to
ticipant in practice at the rock.”
Harrow School outside Lon- Wilson took part in stretch-
don and coach Nathaniel ing and throwing drills but
Hackett was noncommit- didn’t roll out and throw
tal, but the veteran quar- during the portion of prac-
terback was optimistic. tice that was open to
“I feel great, ready to roll,” the media at the private
Wilson said. “I’m super school once attended by
locked in and ready to Winston Churchill.
hopefully get a big win in “I always want to be out
Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson throws the ball during a practice session in Harrow, London.” on the field,” he said. “That
England, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022 ahead the NFL game against Jacksonville Jaguars at the Wilson, who was held out obviously was tough not
Wembley stadium on Sunday. of Sunday’s 16-9 loss to the being out there. I wanted
Associated Press
New York Jets by Hack- to help us win and get on
a hot streak and just get us
rolling.”
Hackett echoed his com-
ments from earlier in the
week, saying Wednesday
that Wilson “is trending in
the right way.”
The rookie coach said
Wilson did “quite a bit” in
practice. Asked what Wil-
son needs to show him,
Hackett said “that he can
protect himself, just want
to be sure that as he gets
out there, he’s able to es-
cape, he’s able to move
and so forth.”
“We want to be smart with
him,” Hackett said of Wil-
son’s limited practice.
“We don’t want any set-
backs.” Backup Brett Rypi-
en threw for 225 yards and
one interception against
the Jets his second career
start. The third-year player
out of Boise State complet-
ed 24 of 46 passes with no
touchdowns.
The Broncos (2-5) lost their
fourth straight despite an-
other outstanding defen-
sive performance, and
Hackett has faced more
scrutiny than any rookie
coach in the league be-
cause of his team’s offen-
sive woes and his debat-
able in-game decision-
making.
“I always feel pressure on
myself, from the standpoint
of me personally,” Hackett
said. “We are who we are
and we’ve got to dig our-
selves out of this.” q