Russell Wilson's Week 7 status unknown after Broncos QB confirms injury

Inglewood, California - Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson confirmed he injured his hamstring in his side's 19-16 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday night.

Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson runs the ball against the Los Angeles Chargers during the second half at SoFi Stadium.
Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson runs the ball against the Los Angeles Chargers during the second half at SoFi Stadium.  © REUTERS

Wilson began the game brightly, finishing the first quarter with a perfect 10 completions from 10 attempts including a touchdown to rookie tight end Greg Dulcich to build a 10-0 lead.

Things broke down for the Broncos' offense after that, with Wilson going on to complete just five-of-18 passes the rest of the way as their only points in the last three quarters came from a pair of Brandon McManus field goals.

Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett opened up his press conference by listing Wilson among the injuries for the game, saying he hurt his hamstring without expanding any further.

When questioned about it in his own interview, Wilson confirmed he did indeed have to nurse the injury through the latter stages of the contest after feeling it pull in the fourth quarter.

"Yeah, I got my hammy," he said. "I was kind of scrambling and moving around on one, and had to throw it away. It got me pretty good in the fourth quarter, but I just tried to play through it and all that."

"I felt good moving around, running around, throwing it and everything else – especially early on – and then that happened."

"So that was kind of a little unfortunate, but, you know, [we were still] trying to find a way to win the game."

Wilson entered the game with a shoulder injury

Wilson entered the game with a nagging shoulder injury. He said his "shoulder did good," but that "the only thing that matters is us winning."

If Wilson did indeed strain his hamstring, even a minor injury will likely mean at least one game on the sideline, while a medium-severity strain would force him to miss two or three games at a minimum.

The loss relegates the Broncos to a 2-4 record through the NFL's Week 6, with a home fixture against the New York Jets scheduled for this Sunday.

Cover photo: REUTERS

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