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By Kristen Wong

DeAndre Hopkins #10 of the Arizona Cardinals looks on against the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth quarter of the game at U.S. Bank Stadium on October 30, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings defeated the Cardinals 34-26. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)
DeAndre Hopkins #10 of the Arizona Cardinals looks on against the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth quarter of the game at U.S. Bank Stadium on October 30, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings defeated the Cardinals 34-26. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) /
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NFL Rumors: Russell Wilson gets narrative-changing endorsement from former Broncos teammate

Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson was basically last year’s punching bag of the NFL. His steep drop-off in form in 2023 led him to become one of the most ridiculed players in football, complete with high knees jokes, Wolverine blood references, Patrick Star disses, and of course, his unforgettable, meme-fiable catchphrase: Broncos Country, let’s ride.

Against the tsunami of criticism, one brave soul has decided to speak up for Russ. Former Broncos teammate Bradley Chubb recently made an appearance on Tyreek Hill’s podcast and gave his black sheep opinion of Wilson:

"“When he has a fluke year like this, bro, you just have to chalk it up. ‘Bro, you had a bad year.’ But it gets so glorified because of who he is, who he’s been, what he’s done. You have to look it as a nod to who you are as a person. ‘I’m on this pedestal, everybody wants to knock me down.’ That’s how it is with him. All the different allegations, he has to sit there and take it. It was dope to see how he just stayed the same person throughout it all.”"

Chubb notes that Wilson had to deal with a lot of “flak” over his on-field performances, and that it was unfortunate how the season played out.

Any player’s transition to a new team can be rocky — Wilson isn’t alone in that regard. The sheer amount of criticism he received, however, separated him from the pack, and it’s not entirely his fault that people had such high expectations of him.

Heading into 2023, Wilson should prosper from new head coach Sean Payton taking the helm along with an improved supporting cast. Yet if this year turns into another torrential downpour of a season, Chubb will be happily watching the chaos unfold from far, far away.

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