Broncos training team receiver Kendall Hinton to start as quarterback

All Broncos quarterbacks are out of play today because one has tested positive for COVID-19 and the rest have had close contact with them, and Denver is therefore taking drastic action.

Kendall Hinton, a wide receiver on the practice team, will be the Broncos’ starting quarterback today against the Saints.

Hinton was a high school quarterback who started two games with the Wake Forest quarterback as a true rookie in 2015. After that, he spent three seasons as a backup quarterback before moving on to wide receiver in 2019.

Throughout his college football career, Hinton had 1,504 passing yards, a 53% completion rate, eight touchdowns and seven interceptions. The 6-foot, 195-pound Hinton has never played in an NFL game at quarterback or wide catcher. His first game today will take place under very unusual circumstances.