Watch: NFL analyst questions Broncos' Russell Wilson doing plane workout
NFL Network's Kyle Brandt once again blasted Russell Wilson, this time after the Denver Broncos quarterback performed high-knees workouts on the plane ride to London ahead of Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
"If I’m on that team I’m trying to put myself in [his teammate’s] shoes… I’m flying across the Atlantic and I’m all tucked. I got my headphones, I got my sleep mask, and I got my blanket and I’m getting my rest and I just keep hearing… somebody running on a plane is concerning usually," the analyst explained during the latest edition of his "Kyle Brandt’s Basement" podcast, as shared by Jenna Lemoncelli of the New York Post.
"If I sit up and I just peel back my sleep mask and pull off one ear of my headphone and the thing that woken me and alarmed me is Russ, not running up and down the aisle, he’s high-kneeing up and down the aisle… I don’t know what I’m thinking. Are you thinking, A, that is my quarterback and he wants to get back with us so badly and fix this thing and right this ship and man I’ll go to battle with that guy — or are you thinking like, 'dude sit down, we’re trying to sleep. Are you out of your mind? Sit down.'"
Wilson missed Sunday's loss to the New York Jets that dropped the Broncos to 2-5 on the season because of a hamstring injury. Nevertheless, Brandt didn't buy any notion that the signal-caller was merely rehabbing a physical setback.
"Let’s be honest, let’s go further with this. You and I both know that if Russ is up on the plane, 30,000 feet and he’s doing high-knees up and down the aisle, it’s not just that," Brandt continued. "He is saying something, he is doing either motivational phrases or song lyrics, maybe, but there is a vocal component to it. If it’s truly performative. I wasn’t on the plane and I don’t know his exact medical status. Maybe the team doctor said, 'Russ we need to get you moving around the plane. I know it’s weird and awkward and I know your teammates are trying to sleep but I really recommend you do it,' then fine. God bless you Russ and I mean that."
After the Broncos suffered a 12-9 overtime loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Oct. 6, Brandt labeled Wilson as "one of the least authentic personalities we have in this league" and "a poser." Ex-teammate Michael Robinson and ESPN's Keyshawn Johnson are also among noteworthy members of the pro football community who have criticized Wilson this month.
It's believed Wilson is on track to start against the 2-5 Jaguars.
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