RBS Ep #7 Russell Wilson: Broncos told me to adjust contract or be benched…..

RBS Ep #7
Russell Wilson: Broncos told me to adjust contract or be benched…..

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Russell Wilson said that in the days after he helped orchestrate the Denver Broncos’ first win over the Kansas City Chiefs since 2015, team officials approached him to adjust a salary guarantee in his contract, and if he didn’t, he would be “benched for the rest of the year.’’

Coach Sean Payton announced Wednesday that Wilson lost his starting job in favor of Jarrett Stidham for Sunday’s home game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Payton has said it was strictly a decision based “on winning” and “to get a spark offensively.”

But Wilson said Friday the Broncos approached him about waiving a guarantee in the five-year, $242.6 million contract he signed in 2022 that would give the veteran quarterback, who already is guaranteed $39 million in 2024 whether he is on the team or not, another $37 million (his 2025 salary) guaranteed if he could not pass a physical on the fifth day of the new league year in March.

Team sources have said they hoped to adjust the timing of that guarantee.

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