The Denver Broncos’ resolution to bench QB Russell Wilson for the rest of the season apparently wasn’t as abrupt because it appeared or performance-based as initially reported.
On Wednesday, it was introduced that Denver (7-8) is benching Wilson in favor of Jarrett Stidham, signaling the tip of the Tremendous Bowl XLVIII champion’s disastrous Broncos tenure. Regardless of Denver’s present 1-3 skid, Bleacher Report’s Jordan Schultz stories that the choice has been in place since October when the Broncos threatened to bench Wilson if he did not restructure his contract. Schultz provides that Wilson’s benching “is solely financially associated” moderately than “a soccer resolution,” which NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport beforehand reported.
“The Broncos approached Wilson two days after their October 29 upset win over the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and advised him he can be made inactive for the remainder of the season if he didn’t modify his contract and defer the damage assure set off date that he has for 2025,” Schultz wrote on the social media platform X. “Wilson has $37 million in damage ensures for 2025 that can turn out to be assured it doesn’t matter what on the fifth day of the 2024 league yr in March.”
“At the moment, Wilson was coming off a three-touchdown recreation within the win over the Chiefs and was beginning to expertise the kind of success he envisioned following a difficult first yr in Denver,” Schultz continued. “The menace nonetheless, ‘shocked him,’ and the 2 sides bought into a serious dispute on the best way to proceed.”
Contemplating the Broncos rattled off three wins after the incident to increase their then-winning streak to 5 video games, it will’ve been tough to bench Wilson and hold the locker room beneath management. However with the Broncos’ playoff hopes nearly over, HC Sean Payton can lastly make the transfer evidently he has been itching to make since arriving in Denver. Wilson finishes his second season as a Bronco with 3,070 passing yards, 29 whole touchdowns and eight interceptions in 15 video games.
Within the wake of his benching, Wilson expects to be minimize by Denver in March, in keeping with The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, which might make him probably the most polarizing free agent in the marketplace this offseason. Wilson looks as if a logical match for a staff just like the Atlanta Falcons, whom ESPN’s Mike Tannenbaum believes could possibly be within the nine-time Professional Bowler, together with the New Orleans Saints and New York Giants.