Russell Wilson and Sean Payton’s marriage to the Denver Broncos ended in calamity this season. After much anticipation about what the two Super Bowl-winning veterans could do together, this is now one of the worst and most toxic situations in the league. Payton effectively froze Wilson at the end of the season, benching him after starting the first 15 games.
Along with the benching came additional controversy surrounding Wilson’s contract, with Wilson claiming the team tried to convince him to change his mammoth contract to avoid an injury guarantee. But the fact remains that Wilson had a career low in passing yards and ranked 21st in QBR in the NFL and has a cap hit of over $35 million rising to $85 million. of dollars if the Broncos cut him.
Speaking about the situation on Get up Friday morning, because ESPN has to talk about a topic on the NFL even though the season has just ended, the actors analyzed the rather dark situation facing Wilson and the Broncos. In fact, ESPN reporter Dan Graziano went so far as to joke that next season Wilson has a good chance of being on the set of Get Up with them instead of finding a home in the NFL.
Dan Graziano on Russell Wilson’s future: “I still think there’s a possibility that come September he’ll actually be sitting there (on Get Up).” pic.twitter.com/XoQKBw1V09
– Awful Announcement (@awfulannouncing) February 16, 2024
Graziano isn’t alone, with longtime NFL analyst Tim Hasselbeck also saying Wilson might not be able to find a landing spot with the Broncos or any other team in the league.
.@tthasselbeck Does he think there’s a chance Russ will be out of the NFL next season? pic.twitter.com/C6pFRE463M
– GetUp (@GetUpESPN) February 16, 2024
If Wilson does indeed decide to hang it up, ESPN would probably love to have him on its airwaves, whether it’s Get Up or elsewhere.
