Underdog Rookie Practice School wide receiver Kendall Hinton is expected to start the quarterfinals on Sunday against the Denver Broncos New Orleans Saints, but the team wants to have their starting QB Rob Cala Labras, who has been their aggressive quality control for the past two years. On sunday.
Denver felt Calebras had the most command of its offense and could run the system better than anyone, sources told ESPN. The league denied requests that were made during the day on Saturday, saying the Broncos would not be able to activate coaches in their active roster.
The NFL does not want the coaching staff to be a collection area for potential players.
Sources told ESPN that the Broncos repeatedly asked the NFL to withdraw Sunday’s game until Tuesday so that some of their quarterbacks could be removed from the reserve / covid-19 list, sources told ESPN.
Commissioner Roger Goodell denied those requests, citing a majority of people in the Broncos who felt the league was unfair, sources told ESPN.
The Broncos’ three character quarterbacks – Drew Lock K, Brett Ripian and Black Bortels – were each considered close contacts of the high-risk COVID-19 and none of the three could be the same for Sunday’s game, the team announced Saturday night. .
The Denver statement did not say who the players came in contact with but sources told ESPN it was quarterback Jeff Driscale. Driscall tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and was moved to the team’s reserve / COVID-19 list later that day.
Lock, Ripion and Bortels, who were in the practice squad, were pulled off the field early in Saturday’s practice and were asked to leave the house after contact concerns were raised, sources told ESPN. Team sources told ESPN that the trio were found not wearing a mask at one point during contact with Driscall, but it is unclear whether it happened during practice or a meeting.
The Broncos are also trying to impose fines and have taken draft picks for not complying with COVID-19 safety protocols, a source told ESPN.
The report is contributed by Jeff Legwold of ESPN.
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