Russell Wilson Dodges Questions Of Future With Broncos In The Post Game Conference

Has Wilson only been terrible things? Not this year, please. In his twelfth season, Payton has unquestionably been a net benefit for the seasoned signal-caller.

Russell Wilson Dodges Questions Of the Future With Broncos In The Post Game Conference

In Saturday night’s defeat, Wilson completed 25 of 37 passes for 238 yards and two touchdowns. He lost a fumble even though he didn’t throw a pick, and that ratio was typical of his season in general—very few interceptions but still too many turnovers.

Russell Wilson will soon have to make a choice for the Broncos.

Will they accept a fixed income of $37 million in 2025 starting in March 2024, or will they let it go? There isn’t a clear-cut right or incorrect response at this moment.

Following the Patriots’ defeat on Christmas Eve, Wilson was questioned about his future.

“I’m just worried  about next week and playing great football,” Wilson said. “I came here to win and win a championship for us and to find a way to do that. I obviously love being here with these guys, these teammates. I’m excited to keep playing ball and playing hard for us.”

The Denver Post and ProFootballTalk report that on March 17, 2024, Wilson’s $37 million in 2025 becomes guaranteed. Wilson’s $35.4 million cap charge in 2024 would increase to $55.4 million in 2025.

Since being traded by Seattle and signing a large five-year, $245 million agreement with the Broncos, his performances have been lackluster for the second straight season. Denver has lost three of its past four games to fall out of the postseason picture, and their most recent loss came on Sunday.

Wilson only completed 16 touchdown throws to 11 interceptions while playing under Nathaniel Hackett last season. Wilson has a 26-to-8 TD-to-INT ratio under Payton, which is the most throwing touchdowns by a Broncos quarterback since Peyton Manning’s 39 in 2014. On the surface, this seems respectably good given his 2022 résumé.

However, it hides the significant deficiency in passing yards that has hampered the Broncos’ offensive progress. In his 15th game of the season, Wilson eclipsed 3,000 yards on Saturday night (3,070). With an average of 204.6 passing yards per game, that is insufficient to compete with the dominant teams that populate the 17-game schedule in the modern NFL.

Head coach Sean Payton praised Wilson for “fighting” and bringing the Broncos “back in it” when he was questioned about his performance against the Patriots. Entering the fourth quarter, the Broncos were behind by 16 points.

“It’s difficult to do,” Payton said of Wilson’s comeback, “and yet, and he did it, I would say, in a timely fashion.”

Payton might not have given the decision much thought given that the Broncos only had a 5% mathematical probability of making the playoffs.

Even though there will be a significant financial penalty to part ways with Wilson in 2024, this plot point will remain relevant until March 21. Until then, become used to the rumors, speculations, conjecture, and concerns surrounding Wilson’s potential future with the Broncos.

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