The Denver Broncos will turn to undrafted rookie wide receiver Kendall Hinton to play quarterback on Sunday against the Saints, according to a report from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
The bizarre need for Hinton to step in came after Broncos backup quarterback Jeff Driskel was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list for the week.
Because Driskel had been in a position meeting with the Broncos other quarterbacks — Drew Lock, Brett Rypien, and practice team QB Blake Bortles — and none of them were wearing masks, all of them were subsequently ruled ineligible for the game by the NFL.
None of Lock, Rypien or Bortles has tested positive, but due to the fact that they were in close quarters with Driskel, they aren’t eligible to play, per NFL rules this year.
So now the Broncos turn to Hinton.
#Broncos WR Kendall Hinton will play plenty at QB tomorrow, source said. 2020! He did play QB for a few years at Wake Forest.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 28, 2020
Hinton played quarterback in high school, and briefly featured at the position in college at Wake Forest before switching to wide receiver. He went undrafted, but signed to the Broncos practice team this offseason.
How the Broncos are going to put together a playbook with a practice squad wide receiver at quarterback remains to be seen.
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