Russell Wilson Benched Final 2 Games, Ride Seems Done In Denver | Pat McAfee Reacts

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Russell Wilson essentially getting benched okay now the conversation revolves around a $37 million guarantee that is in for next year but if he was to suffer a catastrophic injury before March which is when it gets locked in he that would then be guaranteed from the Denver Broncos to Russell Wilson this is

Very similar to situation with Derek Carr when he was told he’s not allowed back in the building pretty much with the Raiders because they didn’t want $24 million guarantee coming if a catastrophic injury was to take place so this means that the Tempa Broncos are seemingly moving on from Russell Wilson

After this year and everything like that but whenever it comes to these types of Clauses and money things that are making the decisions how do you feel about that and what do you think happens with Russell Wilson now that he’s he’s going to be a free agent yeah are they going

To cut him and deal with the dead cap is that what’s going to happen with Russell Wilson how do you feel about the whole situation that’s Brewing right now as we speak JJ I mean it certainly seems obviously that that it’s heading towards a parting of ways which from the Broncos

Standpoint is basically they’re saying yes we’re going to take a big hit right now but we’re ready to move on to the next phase of our organizational history and see what who our next quarterback’s going to be and how we’re going to build that but from a player standpoint I mean

I always have a hard time feeling bad for anybody when you’re getting a 30 37$ 39 million check on the way out the door you know like that’s like that Ed oon clip where he’s like yeah just tell me which door you want me to leave and what

Time you want me out of here because no problem like I always think like yes I do feel bad that a guy is you know getting benched and he’s getting cut but I mean 39 million to walk out the door I’m I don’t think he gets it pry quickly

He would only get he would only get that money if he was to suffer a catastrophic injury no but he still gets he still gets the rest of his guarantee correct he had a lot guarantee yeah he still gets the rest of his money it’s not like

He’s not getting any more dollars moving forward yeah because so the injury guarantee is something and then the guarantee is something remember it’s always two numbers so 37 million would be added for the injury guarantee if he was to get injured before March of next year but all his other guarantees yes

That will also H Into the Dead cap and everything for however many more years coming and this is the argument obviously for that football players always have you know in the locker rooms we always talk about we see baseball contracts we see basketball contracts 100% fully guaranteed no matter what um

And ours are obviously not so when people see these big numbers in the paper they’re like oh wow this guy just signed a $300 million contract and they they’re like this guarantee that guarantee well injury guarantees aren’t real guarantees we all know like there’s a real real number that you actually are

Guaranteed and it’s generally much much smaller still a beautiful number but much much smaller than the public thinks and then we all look at those baseball and basketball contracts and we’re like you don’t have to cure Co to get that because you in our contract we got to

Win Seven Super Bowls straight for me to get that extra 75 million does is that what show has to do now actually he’s deferring it so he doesn’t even have to pay tax for the next 20 years on this entire thing it’s like yeah all of it’s

Coming though at some point it’s like B blow my mind man contract oh Bobby B is still making it with I think Ken griffy is still getting paid a bunch of money as he should a pre-march 17th release for Russell Wilson would mean 85 million of

Dead cap 39 million of it cash in 2024 designated him a post June 1 release would mean a $ 35.4 million hit in 2024 $39 million cash and a 49.6 million doll dead cap hit in 2025 I assume they’re just going to want to do one you know as opposed to deal

Through two in this entire thing what a wild turn of events unprecedented yeah right there at the bottom unprecedented release yeah nobody does this with Mr unlimed now JJ I don’t know if you know this as we were talking about this earlier AQ saying Hey Russ playing good

Football right now too I think he’s playing great like I mean you watched this last week’s game even in the fourth quarter him being able I mean he threw for over 10 and something yards in the fourth brought him back makes a great play on the two-point conversion rolling

I mean he’s playing good football a lot of teams want a quarterback this offseason Shawn pyton never wanted Russ Wilson as his quarterback what are you talking about well he he came in and then he started started talking about this off season about how you know Russ

What Russ did here before with his team and his own office blah blah that’s never going to work and it just feel it felt like the whole time there was always little shots here and there at Russ brought in him and then he yelled at him on the sideline the other day and

So w i mean I think the ownership the new ownership obviously having the unbelievably Deep Pockets that they have is a a luxury to have in this situation because any team that gave up what they gave up to get Russ and also the contract that they have him on and the

Numbers that you have to give up in cap space and everything like a lot of teams that is a tough tough number to take but I mean you got the Walton family on your side you can you can kind of make some decisions in a different way sea Payton

Must just [ __ ] hate him and maybe he doesn’t but it does feel like Sean pton must and then maybe he do maybe he doesn’t but what are we talking about’s got full control too right that most that is so much dead cap that’s not like

We can get we can get by that is an absurd amount of dead cap and Shawn Payton still like all right all right zto and the boys in the back are bringing up the the greatest hits that’s what I thought Tony was going to say with Derek Carr and Russ yeah you

Brought up Mr seriously what is the plan cuz like you got that much dead cap agencies hurtt for the next year you got like you you have you still have to find a quarterback in this league and as much money as you have that the beauty of the

NFL is the fact that they the whole goal of the league is for everybody to be nine and eight eight and nine the parody is what makes the NFL great so it’s not like you can have a hundred billion dollars and just go out there and create

Some crazy super team like you still have to build the team properly and if you got that much dead cap and we all know how hard it is to find a quarterback exactly what is the plan and exactly how long is that leash for the

Coach GM to figure it out they had to have had this conversation yeah when Sean pton was interviewed you think no no chance I think this is just they definitely had it no there’s not we’re just going to make this move and figure it out that’s the way they’re off no

Because Ganon gets hired he has to be all in on Kyler remember that was like one of the things sure Shawn Payton doesn’t take that job remember was offered that job was in the building for 11 hours walking around doesn’t take the job but it is reported that have to

We’re building around Kyler I believe that if that same thing happen happened in Denver this would not be taking place it’ be like we must make this work I think there was conversation by Shawn pton whenever he was getting the job like hey if this guy doesn’t work out

What do we do with how much money he giving it to him and then they’ve had to thought about the dead cap and everything but what’s the answer there is no like probably bad year like to JJ’s point there is no answer well that’s what I’m saying I think they

Probably have already committed to like yeah it’s going to be a bad year but down the road it’s like we’re going to figure it out like they don’t have an answer 6 months from now pap