Saints Stars Praise Broncos’ Hinton After Beating Brakes Off QB, ‘#Salute’

Imagine going 1-for-9 for 13 yards and two interceptions … and receiving PRAISE???

That’s exactly what happened this week … ’cause after Denver Broncos QB Kendall Hinton laid down a historically awful performance against the Saints on Sunday, some of New Orleans’ stars raced to his defense to salute him for the effort.

Here’s the deal if you missed it … Denver’s entire quarterback room was forced out of Sunday’s tilt at Mile High due to coronavirus protocols — which lurched Hinton into emergency QB duties.

Hinton — who had played QB most of his college career at Wake Forest — clearly wasn’t ready for the role, especially considering he’d been nothing but a wideout since making the NFL.

The undrafted rookie amassed just 20 total yards of offense despite being under center the entire game … and his lone completion in the 31-3 blowout only traveled a few yards in the air.

But, instead of clowning the dude for one of the worst QB performances in the history of the league … Cameron Jordan and Demario Davis respected the hell out of him for the game.

“He handled this situation like a real pro,” Davis said. “I can only imagine the range of emotions and mental download he went through in 24 hrs. #Salute”

Added Jordan, “Helluva situation to be in… No shade at all… RESPECT breh”

For their part, the Broncos were complimentary of Hinton’s game as well … writing on their team Twitter page, “Undrafted rookie WIDE RECEIVER @Kendall_Hinton2 came off the practice squad, had zero practice reps and competed in his first NFL game as the Broncos’ QUARTERBACK—an unprecedented situation. He deserves all the respect.”