Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio walks along the sidelines during the second half of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
Russell Wilson wearing headphones on August 13, 2022, in Denver, Colorado, USA, prior to the Denver Broncos’ preseason game at Empower Field at Mile High versus the Dallas Cowboys. Credit Required: Ron Chenoy, USA NOW Sports
Although Russell Wilson might still start for the Denver Broncos next season, head coach Sean Payton has not ruled it out. However, it does not appear that many in the NFL are believing it.
According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, “virtually no one around the league” thinks the Broncos want to keep Wilson, according to a column he authored on Saturday. Wilson’s enormous contract makes trading him “an arduous task,” according to Fowler, but the consensus is that the Broncos.
In the days leading up to the Super Bowl, Payton stated that the Broncos needed to assess if they could improve at quarterback through free agency or the draft. Even though the coach has given Wilson permission to come back, Wilson might already be making preparations for a new beginning somewhere else.
In his debut season under Payton, Wilson ended with 3,076 yards, 26 touchdown passes, and 8 interceptions. Although the outcomes were far better than the previous season, it is clear that the Broncos did not think they were good enough.
