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Russell Wilson, the current quarterback of the Denver Broncos, made headlines this year. Most of his popularity was not for good reasons. The Broncos are struggling and their fans blame the lead shot-caller of the team. He faced so much scrutiny that many suggested that he should find a new career. But it will come as a surprise that the 33-year-old did in fact dabble his feet in a different sport where he overpowered the home run king, Aaron Judge.

The former Broncos QB and Hall of Fame Peyton Manning interviewed the current quarterback of the Denver Broncos. In the interview, Manning asked Russell Wilson to find the commonalities between Aaron Judge, Kris Bryant, Jacob deGrom, and Joc Pederson. The Super Bowl-winning shot call could not respond. Therefore, Manning revealed what was common among the athletes. 

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The 46-year-old told Wilson that all the MLB players were drafted after him in the 2010 MLB draft. DangeRuss played for the Colorado Rockies. They selected him as the 140th pick in the 2010 MLB draft. In 61 games with the Rockies’ Single-A affiliate, he batted.228 with three home runs and 15 RBI. 

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The nine-time Pro Bowl QB was drafted as the 140th overall pick whereas Aaron Judge was the 935th pick. However, Judge instead enrolled at California State University. 

Russell Wilson and Co. lose yet again

The Denver Broncos came from their bye week. They lost against the Tennessee Titans by a score of 17-10. They are now 3-6 and rank third in their division. 

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The Broncos missed their wide receiver, KJ Hamler. In the first quarter, another receiver, Jerry Jeudy, suffered an ankle injury. 

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Kendall Hinton played as the team’s No. 2 receiver. Also, many defensive starters did not participate in the game because of various injuries. Even though Denver led the game in the first half, the Titans scored 14 points which made them the leader of the game till the fourth quarter. 

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Russell Wilson brought the offense to the rival team’s 25-yard line. Then he threw an interception that effectively ended the game. 

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