Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton announced Tuesday that the group’s choice on the destiny of quarterback Russell Wilson will come within the subsequent two weeks. Inform that to the remainder of the league.
There may be seemingly little curiosity in really buying the 36-year-old sign caller for the time being, at the very least through commerce.
“You know, I haven’t heard anything from any teams,” Broncos GM George Paton mentioned when asked a couple of potential Wilson commerce Tuesday. “So, we’ll see.”
Wilson has had a rocky tenure since becoming a member of the Denver Broncos. 2022 was, by most metrics, the worst season of Wilson’s profession. 2023 wasn’t a lot better. Regardless of the uptick in scoring serving to Wilson put up 26 passing touchdowns, the Broncos quarterback set a brand new profession low in complete passing yards on the third-lowest success charge as a passer in his profession.
Many of the lack of curiosity, although, comes all the way down to Wilson’s contract. Wilson’s remaining average contract value of $49 million is the fifth-most of any quarterback within the league behind Joe Burrow, Justin Herbert, Lamar Jackson, and Jalen Hurts. At age 36, Wilson nonetheless has $85 million in lifeless cash hooked up to his deal. After 2024, the subsequent 4 years’ cap hits all exceed $50 million.
The shortage of curiosity signifies that the Broncos would doubtless have to chop Wilson in the event that they select to maneuver on from him. Not solely would Denver eat the $85 million in lifeless cash, however they might additionally take a $49.6 million cap hit if accomplished earlier than June 1.
“It hasn’t changed,” Paton mentioned. “We had to get through our draft meetings. We had to get through our free agent meetings and evaluate with what we have. So we just want to get through the process. Sean needs to see all these quarterbacks, the coaches need to see all these quarterbacks until we make an informed decision.”
