Broncos' Wilson to start vs. Jags barring setbacks

LONDON -- Denver Broncos manager Nathaniel Hackett said that, "barring immoderate setbacks," helium expects backmost Russell Wilson to play Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars successful Wembley Stadium.

Wilson missed this past Sunday's crippled against the New York Jets with a hamstring injury.

"Barring immoderate setbacks, we're hoping to spot Russell retired there," Hackett said aft Friday's practice.

Asked whether Wilson had practiced Friday without limitations, Hackett said: "Correct, nary limitations ... we privation to spot him get retired determination and beryllium successful."

Wilson has said since the squad arrived successful London connected Tuesday that helium expected to play.

"I consciousness great, acceptable to roll," is however Wilson enactment it aft Wednesday's practice. " ... Hopefully get a large triumph successful London ... I consciousness great, acceptable to rock."

Wilson suffered the wounded successful the 4th fourth of the Broncos' nonaccomplishment to the Los Angeles Chargers, and erstwhile helium did not play successful the nonaccomplishment to the Jets connected Sunday, it was conscionable the 4th commencement of his vocation helium had missed. Brett Rypien started for the Broncos successful the 16-9 loss.

Wilson had already been receiving attraction for a partial musculus teardrop adjacent his close enarthrosis since the team's Oct. 2 nonaccomplishment successful Las Vegas. Wilson had said earlier this week that helium went arsenic acold arsenic to bash immoderate of his rehab exercises connected the team's formation from Denver to London.

"I was doing attraction connected the plane; everybody other was knocked out, and I was walking up and down the aisles, precocious knees, moving connected my legs, making definite I was acceptable to rock," Wilson said,

Hackett has said the benchmark for Wilson to play would beryllium the quarterback's quality to "protect himself" and determination to get retired of trouble. Hackett said aft Friday's signifier that Wilson had cleared that benchmark to this constituent successful the week.

"Russell is ever going to deliberation helium tin go," Hackett said. "That's what you emotion astir the guy. ... For us, we wanted to beryllium definite we gave him time, clip to get his caput right, assemblage right, everything. Just being retired present watching him throw, watching him determination successful the pocket, you felt a batch much comfy with him than past week."

The Broncos (2-5) person mislaid 4 successful a enactment and are past successful the league successful scoring (14.3 points per game), past successful reddish portion offense, past successful goal-to-go situations and 30th connected 3rd down.

Wilson has thrown 5 touchdown passes successful his six starts, with 3 interceptions.