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Speaker 1: What's at Broncos Country. Welcome back inside the uc Hell

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Speaker 1: Training Center for another episode of Broncos Now. Game reporter

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Speaker 1: and host Sydney Jones here and coming up on today's episode,

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Speaker 1: we'll hear from head coach Nathaniel Hackett as it gives

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Speaker 1: the final injury report ahead of the Broncos Week fifteen

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Speaker 1: match up a verse the Arizona Cardinals. Plus Broncos lead

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Speaker 1: writer Eric de Lala joins me here inside the Broncos

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Speaker 1: podcast studio for a game preview all that morn coming

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Speaker 1: up as Broncos are set to face the Arizona Cardinals

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Speaker 1: this Sunday out in power Field at Mile High. Head

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Speaker 1: coach Nathaniel Hackett announced today that Russell Wilson a past

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Speaker 1: concussion protocol, but it will be a backup quarterback Brett

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Speaker 1: Rippon that gets the start this Sunday. Take a listen

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Speaker 1: to Coach hackett statement, Russell Wilson has passed the concussion protocol.

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Speaker 1: With that being said, as an organization, we decided to

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Speaker 1: give him another week to get ready and help so

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Speaker 1: he's ready to go for the Los Angeles Rams. Russ's

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Speaker 1: uh one of our ultimate competitors in this game. He's unbelievable.

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Speaker 1: We informed him in the decision. He's not happy with it.

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Speaker 1: He wants to be out there and play. He's very

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Speaker 1: very uh competitive as we all know, and wants to

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Speaker 1: compete for this team and be out there. And we

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Speaker 1: as an organization, after discussing and talking throughout this entire week,

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Speaker 1: have decided it's best for our organization, it's best for Russell.

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Speaker 1: And we talked about this from top all the way

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Speaker 1: thing and just want to give him another week to

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Speaker 1: get ready. We're very confident in Rip, very excited about

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Speaker 1: ripping this opportunity to go against Arizona Cardinals. We also

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Speaker 1: heard from quarterback Brett Rippon today as he detailed his

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Speaker 1: reaction to the news. Not not exciting that Russell you know,

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Speaker 1: is obviously injured and you know, recovering, but um, you know,

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Speaker 1: I know he's doing he's doing better, and UM, I'm

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Speaker 1: just excited for the opportunity. I'm always excited when you

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Speaker 1: get to play. Um, such a blessing to be in

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Speaker 1: this position and uh, you know, going out and my

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Speaker 1: Jacket has preached all week about the importance of players

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Speaker 1: safety and spoke today on what went into the decision

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Speaker 1: He's been in meetings, he's been doing everything. Uh great,

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Speaker 1: he's he's he's pasted all the concussion protocol, done all

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Speaker 1: we just want to do what's right for him in

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Speaker 1: this situation. Go. Chackett went on to discuss the type

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Speaker 1: of opportunity this is for Brett Rippon in the experience

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Speaker 1: he will gain. He played that last game VERSU in

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Speaker 1: New York Jets. I thought he did a fine job

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Speaker 1: experience he can get is fantastic for him. Ribbon said

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Speaker 1: So UM, you know, for me, he's just starting to

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Speaker 1: on Sunday versus Chiefs Ribbon connect with Jerry Judy in

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Speaker 1: Um during that training camp during COVID and UM, you know,

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Speaker 1: the rest of today's injury report. Go Chacket ruled out

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Speaker 1: lead writer Eric Dalala. Eric, appreciate you joining me today.

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Speaker 1: It's been kind of a crazy week. Yeah, well I

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Speaker 1: hack And announced that Russell Wilson did pass concussion protocol.

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Speaker 1: But it will Beret rippon that starts to Sunday. They've

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Speaker 1: you want to see Russell go out there and continuous momentum.

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Speaker 1: It's a serious issue. UM. I liked that the Broncos

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Speaker 1: now there's something to be gained from having Russell Wilson

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Speaker 1: do think we'll see us We'll see a few of those.

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Speaker 1: So they'll take their chances at times. But I think overall, um,

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Speaker 1: Or you mentioned just Russell wanting to play. Of course,

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Speaker 1: What did he have to say about it. Yeah, Russell

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Speaker 1: How do you think Jerry can you know, take that momentum,

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Speaker 1: here on the Broncos podcast network and YouTube on Monday.

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