Russell Wilson reveals he was ready to call a play before he was pulled in Seahawks loss

Russell Wilson reveals he was ready to call a play before the Denver Broncos quarterback was pulled by Nathaniel Hackett for failed 64-yard field goal attempt in 17-16 loss to Seattle Seahawks

  • Russell Wilson said he had a play call ready before Denver attempted field goal 
  • Coach Nathaniel Hackett has said he should have gone for the fourth down
  • The quarterback refused to criticize his coach or kicker despite losing the game 

The Denver Broncos raised a lot of eyebrows in their season opener when they elected to try and kick a 64-yard game winning field goal, instead of allowing newly acquired star quarterback Russell Wilson to attempt the fourth-and-five.

Wilson has said he had a play call prepared, had the team decided to go for the fourth down, but also made sure to support head coach Nathaniel Hackett and kicker Brandon McManus.

‘I was prepared to, but he then said, “OK, the clock’s going down. We believe we can make the field goal here,”‘ Wilson told reporters on Wednesday. ‘But always prepared.’

Russell Wilson reveled he was ready to call a play before being pulled for the missed field goal

McManus missed the field goal as his effort curved left of the goal post, resulting in Denver losing 17-16 to the Seattle Seahawks Monday night.

Questions were quickly raised as to why a team would trade multiple players and draft picks for a quarterback the caliber of Wilson, and then give him a contract worth $240m just to take the ball out of his hands in that crucial moment. Especially in a game against the team that just traded away, in front of the fans who once cheered him on for years.

Hackett has since said he feels he should have attempted the fourth down rather than attempting to hit the second-longest kick in NFL history. It also would have only been McManus’s second career field goal from over 60 yards.

Wilson hugs former Seahawks teammate Tyler Lockett following losing to Seattle by one point

Wilson hugs former Seahawks teammate Tyler Lockett following losing to Seattle by one point

All eyes will be on the Broncos when a similar situation rises, but for now Wilson refused to criticize anyone.

‘I think anytime you get a chance to win the game and solidify it and try to make a play, you know, I always believe in having the ball,’ Wilson said. 

‘But also, we’ve got a great kicker and we’re gonna believe in our kicker again. I always trust his decisions and everything else, but I’m also always ready to go try to do it if we need to.’

Seattle Seahawks fan shows sign supporting Wilson during his return game Monday night

Seattle Seahawks fan shows sign supporting Wilson during his return game Monday night

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