Russell Wilson might be riding right out of Broncos country and to a new team for 2024.
Denver head coach Sean Payton confirmed on Wednesday that the 35-year-old would be benched for the final two games in favor of Jarrett Stidham. The 7-8 Broncos still have an outside shot to make the playoffs. A five-game winning streak amid a bad season drastically got them into the AFC playoff picture.
Amid the benching, Wilson reportedly is expecting the Broncos to cut him in March, a move he’s seemingly known about for two months.
With his impending release has come talks of which teams will pursue him for the 2024 season.
Four teams are now being mentioned as possible suitors. They include the Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Commanders, Atlanta Falcons, and New England Patriots.
The Broncos acquired Wilson from the Seattle Seahawks in the 2022 offseason in a trade that included two first-round picks and two seconds. They also signed the Super Bowl-winning QB to a five-year, $245 million extension ahead of his first season with the franchise and now he is on his way out.
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The Commanders haven’t fielded a stable starting quarterback since the Kirk Cousins era.
The Steelers currently have a rotation of first-round pick Kenny Pickett, Mitch Trubisky, and Mason Rudolph and it is clear they need someone better in the QB room.
Atlanta had the luxury of having Matt Ryan for years but second-year third-rounder Desmond Ridder and former Commander Taylor Heinicke are not good enough long-term options.
The Patriots haven’t been the same since Tom Brady’s departure for Tampa Bay in 2020 as Mac Jones first season doesn’t seem like a thing he can recreate. Bailey Zappe’s appearances have been too inconsistent for the team to think he is the answer.
