Denver Broncos players react to quarterbacks being ineligible for Saints game

There is a lot of anger among Denver Broncos players following the news that the Broncos won’t have any of their  typical quarterbacks for tomorrow’s game.

In case you missed it, the Denver Broncos are going to be without all of their starting quarterbacks for Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints. That’s right: None of the quarterbacks on the roster are eligible to play tomorrow.

With that being said, the emergency options are running back Royce Freeman and practice squad wide receiver Kendall Hinton.

Also with this news comes plenty of anger among the team’s players, and rightfully so.

Broncos tight end Noah Fant joked by asking if former Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning was available to play.

As Fant states, it’s frustrating (to use nice words) that the NFL is making this game be played while this issue is taking place for the Broncos.

There have been several other players suggested to come in to play for the team, but due to the NFL’s COVID-19 protocols, that just is not possible this year.

As safety Kareem Jackson rhetorically wondered, is Jameis Winston available? Unfortunately, there are two issues there: 1.) He’s with the Saints, and 2.) again, he couldn’t even play due to COVID rules.

I guess that was just a fun, but frustration-showing, thing to say.

Another joking tweet comes from outside linebacker Von Miller:

Miller is on injured reserve with a severe ankle injury. With new IR rules, he could return at some point if the team feels his ankle is healthy enough. But at quarterback? Nope, not going to happen. But can you imagine?

Defensive tackle Mike Purcell, who is on injured reserve, asked if the team had used up all of their delays/postponements due to the Patriots’ COVID-19 outbreak a couple of weeks ago.

The best thing the  NFL could do at this point, and what seems fair for the Broncos, is moving the game a day or two (Monday or Tuesday). In all honesty, I have no idea what good that even does but the league has done that in the past. So why not now? What gives?

The Broncos had several members of the team test positive for the virus yesterday, and kicker Brandon McManus showed his frustration regarding the league’s inconsistency in handling these outbreaks.

Backup tackle Calvin Anderson also chimed in regarding the news of the game (as of right now) not being moved. Anderson figures there is some favoritism going on in terms of helping and hurting specific teams.

It’s sad to see this happen. While other major sports leagues have figured out plans to keep going and finishing off their season, the NFL has been very inconsistent.

Earlier in the year, the Broncos had to give up their week 10 bye week and have it sooner due to the New England Patriots being unable to play due to COVID. What more will happen to this Broncos team in 2020?

I’m afraid to find out.