This season, Russell Wilson and Sean Payton’s marriage with the Denver Broncos came to an end. Despite much excitement about what the two Super Bowl-winning veterans could do together, the current scenario is among the worst and most toxic in the game. Wilson was benched at the end of the season by Payton, who had started the previous 15 games, effectively freezing him out.
Wilson claims that the team attempted to convince him to modify his enormous deal in order to avoid an injury guarantee, which added to the controversy surrounding his benching. But Wilson still has a salary cost of more than $35 million, had a career-low in passing yards, and was ranked 21st in the NFL in terms of QBR.