By ARNIE STAPLETON, AP Pro Football Author
DENVER (AP) — Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson will miss Sunday’s game against the Recent York Jets due to a pulled hamstring, and backup Brett Rypien will get the beginning.
Wilson was ruled out Saturday, lower than 24 hours after coach Nathaniel Hackett said he figured Wilson’s playing status could be a game-day decision.
This may mark Rypien’s second profession start. His other one also was against the Jets, a 37-28 Denver win on the Meadowlands on Oct. 1, 2020, when he threw for 2 touchdowns and was intercepted 3 times.
Veteran Josh Johnson shall be elevated from the practice squad to function Rypien’s backup when the Broncos (2-4) attempt to snap a three-game skid and end a three-game win streak for the Jets (4-2), who’ve already matched last 12 months’s win total.
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Rypien is a third-year pro who went undrafted after starring at Boise State, where he went 37-12 because the starting QB. He edged out Johnson in a training camp competition to function Wilson’s backup.
Rypien took the majority of the snaps at practice this week although Wilson also got some work in with the starters.
Wilson pulled a hamstring during Monday night’s 19-16 time beyond regulation loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. That injury got here nine days after he received an injection to alleviate pain in a muscle near his throwing shoulder.
The one games Wilson has missed as a professional got here during his final season in Seattle last 12 months when he sat out three games with a broken finger.
He was traded to Denver in March for a package of players and picks and signed a five-year, $245 million extension with $165 million in guarantees, $50 million of that in the shape of a signing bonus.
Wilson and Hackett, who replaced Vic Fangio within the offseason, are off to a troublesome start together in Denver. Hackett’s offense ranks last within the league in scoring and Wilson has thrown just five touchdown passes and been sacked 20 times.
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