Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson could miss his team’s trip to London when they face the Jacksonville Jaguars next weekend as he nurses a partially torn hamstring.
Wilson will miss the match against the New York Jets on Sunday night, meaning backup Brett Rypien will make his second career start. Wilson was reportedly desperate to play, insisting he has powered through worse while with the Seattle Seahawks.
The 33-year-old moved around and threw while in practice during the week, while he felt he could protect himself well enough to play. His status for the London International Series clash at Wembley next Sunday is up in the air, though.
On Tuesday, tests revealed a partial tear - also known as a Grade 2 strain - in Wilson’s hamstring. It is considered a multiple-week injury due to the risk of additional damage, so the Broncos were keen to rest their franchise quarterback.
Denver originally hoped to have Wilson work out and thrown on Saturday morning, but the decision had ultimately been made by then. The organisation’s medical team made the executive decision to rule him out of at least Sunday’s contest.
The Broncos play the Jaguars next Sunday in London and then have a bye, so keeping Wilson out of action for the trip across the pond would give him three full weeks to heal and potentially return against the Titans in Week 10. The move would undoubtedly upset many international fans in the United Kingdom and beyond who have plan to travel to the game to see the superstar quarterback.
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Earlier this month, Wilson received an injection for a latissimus doors strain but the injury did not surface on the injury report. Its absence from the report suggests the high-profile star is no longer receiving treatment for it and is no longer affected by the problem.
Denver acquired Wilson for an expensive bevvy of draft picks and players back in March and instantly awarded him a monster five-year, $245 million contract extension ahead of Week 1. Since then, the former Super Bowl champion has failed to reproduce the form he showcased for a decade in Seattle following his high-profile trade from the Seahawks.
Wilson works as an ambassador for the NFL and enjoyed a trip to London in the offseason, promoting the sport ahead of the Broncos’ game with the Jacksonville Jaguars next weekend. The Jags clash will conclude the International Series in London this season, although the NFL will make its bow in Germany when the Seahawks and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers clash in Munich in Week 10.
