Because the Denver Broncos new quarterback offers with a shoulder challenge, comparisons are being made to the Dallas Cowboys quarterback’s previous damage. And in the long run … perhaps there’s a purpose Russell Wilson is performing for his new group as if he is a “bust.”

Wilson is seemingly coping with a strained latissimus dorsi, an issue that it’s hoped shall be aided by a platelet-rich plasma injection. ESPN has tried to “advance the ball” by reporting breathlessly that the damage is a “tear,” which is technically true …

As a result of a “pressure” is a “tear.”

In the meantime, as NFL Community notes, it is a related challenge to the one which bothered Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott a 12 months in the past at coaching camp. That was additionally a lat challenge.

Is the comparability correct? And what are the variations?

To be clear, none of this has something to do with Dak in 2022; he shall be on the sideline on Sunday in Week 5 because the 3-1 Cowboys play on the Los Angeles Rams with temp QB Cooper Rush enjoying in his place whereas Prescott – perhaps only for yet another week – rehabs from this thumb surgical procedure.

However there’s however a tie or two to Wilson’s drawback. To wit:

1) The stress to “play harm” is gigantic … particularly when a participant’s contract is gigantic. Wilson, the long-time Seahawks star traded this offseason to Denver in a blockbuster deal, on Friday underwent the medical process designed to alleviate discomfort in his proper (throwing) shoulder. 

It is also about attempting to repair the entire issues which are damaged in Denver, as Wilson has up to now regarded nothing just like the participant who achieved stardom in Seattle – and who obtained a five-year, $245 million contract to go together with the transfer.

Prescott a 12 months in the past had simply signed his $160 million contract … with all of the stress to play that goes with it.

2) Relaxation is the true reply right here. Dallas was criticized in some circles for its dealing with of Dak’s shoulder a 12 months in the past. The choice was made to “shut him down,” so for nearly a month, Prescott didn’t throw whereas watching the Cowboys work by their preseason video games with out him.

Did the technique work? Clearly, because the Cowboys had the posh of persistence – and Prescott rebounded instantly, beginning in Week 1 of the 2021 NFL season and main what was in lots of classes the No. 1 offense within the league whereas enjoying like an MVP candidate (earlier than a midseason calf damage slowed him down).

In contrast to Prescott, Wilson and the Broncos shouldn’t have that very same luxurious, and subsequently the plan is for the QB to proceed enjoying in Week 6 when Denver takes on the Chargers in L.A. on Oct. 17.

Wilson, 33, appeared on the Denver damage report final week with a point out of shoulder drawback, all of that after Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett conceded that he was “dinged up” following the group’s Week 4 loss to the Raiders.

By way of 5 video games, Wilson’s Broncos are 2-3 and his numbers – together with a 59.4 completion share and a 82.8 passer ranking – are profession lows.

Seattle, in fact, has moved on, with journeyman Geno Smith enjoying at a excessive stage because the Seahawks enter Week 5 with a 2-2 document and a gathering with the Saints.

In the meantime, Denver can not actually “transfer on” with out the beleaguered Wilson … and the Cowboys are as soon as once more benefitting from the persistence of ready on Prescott.

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