The Broncos’ chances at an improbable win - or making things interesting in the second half - disappeared in the final three minutes of the first half when the Saints turned a Lindsay fumble (bad snap by Cushenberry) and a Hinton interception into 10 points and a 17-0 lead. The Saints opened the scoring with a 13-play drive aided by defensive end Dre’Mont Jones’ fourth-and-1 neutral zone penalty and capped by quarterback Taysom Hill’s one-yard touchdown. New Orleans took advantage of the Broncos’ situation, grinding out a dominant win after a slow start. Lock’s apology is noble and probably warranted, but what about an apology for the competitive integrity of the game being compromised? Don’t expect the NFL to issue one.Īlso don’t expect the Saints to decline the win. Doing the right thing for a majority of the time is not good enough.” … I sincerely apologize and I fully understand why these safety precautions are so important. The NFLPA works with the league to control the spread of the virus, following a review of the facts and then the NFL office considers discipline for violations. The Broncos should expect to be fined, especially if the league deems them repeat offenders because of Fangio’s early-season fine (the team was fined $500,000).īefore the game, Lock tweeted a statement and said, “in a controlled and socially-distance area, we let our masking slip for a limited amount of time. The NFL investigates every team that has alleged COVID protocol violations. Baltimore had its game moved because the virus is not yet considered contained because positives were contracted outside the building. Lock, Rypien and Bortles were found to be close contacts, which is why they were placed on the COVID-19/reserve list Sunday morning. What was the difference? According to a league source, the findings by the league and players’ union so far have led them to believe a Broncos’ spread was contained. The Broncos faced the Saints while knowing Baltimore had its Thanksgiving Night game at Pittsburgh moved to Tuesday because of myriad coronavirus cases. The Broncos have a reason to feel picked on because they lost their bye week in October when New England had two positive tests.
I thought I was.”įangio was diplomatic and Jackson matter-of-fact. “Obviously, I haven’t done a good enough job of selling the protocols to them when they’re on their own,” he said.
But it was unexpected for him to put the blame entirely on the quarterbacks and then himself. We didn’t expect Fangio to apply a flame-thrower to the league because that would get him fined … and he was docked $100,000 early this season for not regularly wearing his mask. “We count on them to be the leaders of this team and leaders of the offense and those guys made a mistake and that’s disappointing.” “I was disappointed on a couple of levels in that our quarterbacks put us in this position, our quarterbacks put the league in that position,” Fangio said. The league made their decision - it still hasn’t made a public announcement, selecting their supportive media voices to carry out its words - after a conference call with a group that included Broncos president/CEO Joe Ellis and general manager John Elway.Īsked if he was surprised and/or disappointed with the NFL’s decision, Fangio veered in an unexpected direction. “I was the last one out of the locker room and Drew came back in and told me the deal and that they possibly wouldn’t be able to play,” Jackson said. practice, the quarterbacks were told to scram. “They got lax with their masks, I guess, and got lax with their distancing from each other, I guess,” coach Vic Fangio said. The Broncos were off, but the quarterbacks went to the facility on their off-day to watch video. The seeds of Saturday’s madness were planted last Tuesday. Kiszla: Cutting Randy Gregory essential step in cleansing Broncos locker room of losing culture NFL footage © NFL Productions LLC.Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated.
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