Cut/Released: Russell Wilson
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about time
and nobody try to tell me he played well, guy is the epitome of empty calories.
Look at the total check-downs with him as the QB in denver..... they were huge.
He isnt processing the game at all to keep up with today's speed of the game.
that win streak was set up by the defense having record breaking turnovers and giving him short fields
nightmare tenure.
Thank god for having the richest owner
He wants to be a celebrity more than a good player.
The only question is, what does he do with his next contract?
Every dollar he asks for and gets, means less money Denver owes him according to the wording.
so he can take the veteran minimum and stick it to denver, but that also means the team can cut him easily hurting his reputation even further if he struggles at all.
and nobody try to tell me he played well, guy is the epitome of empty calories.
Look at the total check-downs with him as the QB in denver..... they were huge.
He isnt processing the game at all to keep up with today's speed of the game.
that win streak was set up by the defense having record breaking turnovers and giving him short fields
nightmare tenure.
Thank god for having the richest owner
He wants to be a celebrity more than a good player.
The only question is, what does he do with his next contract?
Every dollar he asks for and gets, means less money Denver owes him according to the wording.
so he can take the veteran minimum and stick it to denver, but that also means the team can cut him easily hurting his reputation even further if he struggles at all.
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His name is Russell, last name Wilson.
That’s an expensive dead cap, 85 million!
Christ almighty!
That’s an expensive dead cap, 85 million!
Christ almighty!
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TheGooooch
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They really tried to force his hand with the injury guarantee and everything. He just sat there. That’s a hell of a dead cap space hit.
This was expected....
Well, they have that much dead cap based on how they structured the contract. Opted to defer into the future, vs eat a lot more up front. Jimmy G, because SF had $100 mill of cap room 5/6 years ago, only got like $7 mill in SB, but got his first 3 seasons fully guaranteed I believe.
The Niners trading up for Lance is way worse to me. Definitely cost them a Super Bowl.
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Given the players they could have used with those 3 first rounders. OT with Slater. secondary in 2022, and maybe even TE in 2023 (to be ready to move off Kittle) or one of the OG who went early in round 2. For a guy who started like 2 games for them.
End of the day, have to remember that both Peyton and Brady were free agents. Stafford had already signed his big contract, so they just managed to flip Goff to net out some of the dead money.
Hard to add that much cap charges to a team.
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It's not even the trade it's the huge contract they gave him that's not even kicked in yet.
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yeah that’s what people don’t get.
Like if they traded for him with that contract in place.
But the contract is seperate from the trade.
If Denver trades that package and lets him play just one season they could have moved off of him easily as he had term from his old deal.
Russ had a NTC. I'd imagine that his team would have spoken to Denver GM and advised that he would waive on the condition that a new contract was finalized before the season. Ala, Watson and Clev. that if you want the guy you bend towards their wishes.
They paid Russ:
2022 - He was due a base of $2 mill, Roster bonus of $5 mill. SB was $50 mill for $57 mill
2023 - $8 mill base, with $20 mill option bonus for $28 mill. Total after 2 years $85 mill.
2024 - $17 mill in base, $22 mill in option bonus for $39 mill. This get to $124 mill over 3 years.
Had only taken $39 mill in cap charges of the $85 mill they paid him in 22/23. $46 mill pushed into the future.
Yeah, you don't give up that haul to get him and not extend him. I think everyone knew it was coming and should be included in the trade.
I suppose the good news is that at least the Deshaun Watson trade will act as cover for it not being the worst trade around.
I suppose the good news is that at least the Deshaun Watson trade will act as cover for it not being the worst trade around.
If the trade went as expected, what do you do when the deal expires? He had a ntc in the deal with Seattle. Don’t know if he could have been tagged.
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That’s how it usually works, which is why everyone always restructures and move up the money into signing bonuses. They did ask him, after all.
Wonder if New England is in the cards here.
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They wanted him to push back the date of when the guaranteed money would vest. Which is different than turning base salary into a bonus.
His 2025 base salary becomes guaranteed later in March and they wanted that pushed back. That was the ultimate trigger as to why he was cut. This year they were on the hook for but they didn’t want another year on their books thus pulled the plug now to avoid the 2025 year.
Even without the 2024 year Denver pushed $46 mill of the $85 they paid Russ the past 2 years into the future.
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