As Russell Wilson, Broncos divorce, where will he land next? NFL voices weigh in – and on another key question..
As Russell Wilson, Broncos divorce, where will he land next? NFL voices weigh in – and on another key question..
As the Denver Broncos and Russell Wilson each issued their divorce statements Monday afternoon, the long-expected answer to their shared future spurred a series of questions about their individual paths.
Whom will the Broncos find as their next starting quarterback? Where will Wilson play in 2024? Will Wilson start? And how long will it take for any of these answers to arrive?
“Very, very interesting and rare situation,” one NFL agent texted Monday.
It’s rare enough for a team to release a quarterback before even one year of a five-year extension pans out. The Broncos are choosing to saddle themselves with $85 million in dead salary-cap space over the next two years rather than continue forward with a nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback who was healthy enough to play the entirety of last season.
Wilson completed 66.4% of pass attempts for 3,070 yards, 26 touchdowns and just eight interceptions in 2023, his first season working with head coach Sean Payton. He was the eighth-most efficient quarterback in the league, his 98.0 passer rating up 13.6 points from his 27th-slotted mark a year earlier.
None of this stopped Payton and general manager George Paton from releasing a statement on Monday, the move scheduled to officially hit the books March 13 as the NFL league year turns over.
“We are excited to improve this offseason and will have the flexibility to get better through the draft and free agency,” the statement read, in part.
The veracity of the Broncos’ statement is worth questioning. We’ll save that for another time. For now, let’s stick to the future of a quarterback who still seems to have gas left in the tank. Where will Wilson land and when? Yahoo Sports asked NFL executives and quarterback agents what they expect.
Timeline for next Russell Wilson move may reveal team’s intention
Perhaps as interesting as where Wilson lands is when that move will crystallize. With free agency beginning next week and the draft just over seven weeks out, Wilson may need to decide: How much does he want to let roster outlooks settle before signing with a team? Would he rather try to convince a team to make him its answer before it otherwise invests substantial resources at quarterback?...
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