Zach Wilson earned a bit of praise from Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton on Thursday.
fans got to see new quarterback Zach Wilson for the first time in team colors as the team held an OTA practice. Opting to magnanimously, Wilson is sporting the No. 4, which was most recently worn by quarterbacks like Jarrett Stidham , Brett Rypien, and Case Keenum.
As a Utah native, Wilson grew up in a densely saturated segment of Broncos Country. Since Utah has gotten the same NFL programming as those in Denver for decades, it's no wonder how Broncos Country has taken root in the state. Plus, Denver was always the closest NFL market to Utah, although the Las Vegas Raiders now rival the Broncos in that respect, but not in terms of percentage of Utahns who are NFL fans.
But for him, that's all in the rear-view. Back in the more familiar environs of the Rockies, he's eager to turn over a new leaf. Broncos head coach Sean Payton always seems to get the most out of his quarterback room, whether it's developing a Pro Bowler into a future Hall-of-Famer and World Champion, like Drew Brees, or making Teddy Bridgewater look like a franchise quarterback, and even coaching Russell Wilson back from the brink of NFL irrelevancy to nearly double his touchdown total from the year prior.
Payton described his new-look QB room as an "orphan group," considering how each has had to overcome his own obstacles and doubters. "I like his experience," Payton said of Wilson on Thursday. "You can tell he’s played, and I feel like he has very live arm strength. He’s picking up the offense pretty quickly.”
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