9x Pro Bowler Russell Wilson experienced one of the worst experiences of his career last season while playing for the Denver Broncos. Notably, the Broncos signed the 34-year-old QB from the Seahawks for a record amount of fee. However, his first season was a disaster, as the Broncos failed to qualify for the playoffs. On the other hand, Wilson also faced problems with his knee throughout the season. As per a recent report by NFL Insider Ian Rapoport, Wilson has been suffering from a nagging pain, and he had to take drastic measures to recover from it.
Previously, Wilson missed a few games for some problems with his knees. Also, there were reports of him doing high knees on a flight to London for an international game, trying to recover from the knee problem. Meanwhile, many fans are furious with Wilson after the latest news about his nagging knee pain.
NFL fans show no mercy to Russell Wilson
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As per Rapoport, Wilson had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee after the 2022 season. After a successful surgery, Wilson is now back in training, throwing balls; as per him, the QB will be available for the 2023 season.
Meanwhile, this news did not go down well with fans, as many fans think it was another excuse for his poor performance in the 2022 season.
One more fan feels the same thing.
Another Twitter user took a massive dig at him.
Meanwhile, many fans are growing impatient with Wilson and want to see something from him this season.
We heard all the positive fluff regarding Wilson last summer also. He flat out has to show me something this season for me to believe in him. If not, I will lead the cheers to, somehow, get some our draft capital back we wasted on acquiring Wilson.
— Rick Sallee (@ltcpain75) March 22, 2023
One Twitter user joked about his high knees.
Is he doing high knees yet?
Jokes aside, i hope Russ gets back to some semblance of being a top 10 QB. Not against us, but Against everyone else. He is a good dude that has taken a little too much pounding lately.
— Avik Khan (@BDChiefsFan) March 22, 2023
One user took an analytical approach and thinks that the knee problem may have caused Wilson’s accuracy this past season.
his deep ball accuracy & mobility have been declining since 2019. gotta wonder if this was causing it
— joey (@ogvek) March 22, 2023
Another fan thinks Wilson will become a comeback player of the year.
Comeback player of the year inc
— Bobby E (@BobbyEParody) March 22, 2023
Meanwhile, one user thinks it’s good news for the franchise.
On the other hand, one fan thinks there’s no more excuse for Wilson, as he has to perform this season.
“He’ll be at full health for 2023.”
So no more excuses. He got his coach and his body healthy.
— BelloreSZN 🏈 (@BelloreGOAT) March 22, 2023
Meanwhile, Wilson got legendary coach Sean Payton by his side this season. Many fans are hoping to see a different version of the QB under a different HC.
Wilson got a lot of support from his teammates
Earlier, there were plenty of reports that Wilson had a sideline altercation with teammates. Then some other reports suggested that Wilson had his own private office and parking spot at the Broncos facility. However, his teammate, WR, Kendall Hinton, bashed all those claims and stood up with the QB.
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Apart from him, another WR, Jerry Jeudy and RB, Melvin Gordon, also showed support for the QB and called him one of the best leaders and teammates ever. Despite all the controversies, Wilson seems to be committed to the Broncos, as 2023 will be a make-or-break season for him.
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