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No deal within the historical past of the NFL has been extra terrible than the one the Broncos made to get Russell Wilson … at the very least, that is in accordance with ex-NFL common supervisor Michael Lombardi, who tells TMZ Sports activities Denver’s commerce for the QB “is going to go down as the all-time worst.”
The previous Cleveland Browns decision-maker did not mince phrases when discussing Wilson’s benching with us this week … explaining he believes the Broncos’ 2022 swap with the Seahawks will now go down as a historic blunder.
“When you add the contract and the trade,” Lombardi stated, “it’s the worst of all time.”
The Broncos gave up a bevy of picks — together with a first-rounder and a second-rounder — plus three different gamers within the transfer to accumulate Russ earlier than the ’22 season. They then signed the 35-year-old to an enormous $245 MILLION contract extension.
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Russell Wilson Benched In Denver
However, Russ performed terribly in 2022 … and wasn’t all that significantly better in 2023 — which compelled Sean Payton to sideline him this week for Jarrett Stidham.
The top coach’s determination doubtless alerts the top of Wilson’s Denver tenure — and with all of it however over, Lombardi’s able to dub it essentially the most disastrous NFL deal ever.
Lombardi stated previous to the Broncos’ transfer, there had been different traditionally dangerous ones — together with the Vikings’ notorious 1989 commerce with the Cowboys for Herschel Walker — however he stated “none of those trades had contracts attached to them that impact the salary cap in future years.”
“Russell will move from Denver,” Lombardi stated. “But his cap problems will remain for two more years.”
There’s at the very least excellent news for Wilson on the horizon, in accordance with Lombardi … the previous NFL exec says the QB ought to have a market if/when the Broncos formally minimize him.
