Broncos head coach Sean Payton: ‘Final decision to sign news players

Although Russell Wilson’s two-week benching during the season was seen as a sign of impending divorce, Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton stated on Tuesday that Wilson’s return is still conceivable and that no decision has been made.

“Look, I think when we get back and we begin this process of looking at our roster, where we select, there’s so many things that go into a decision specific to the quarterback, which is significant obviously, so it’s too early at all,” Payton stated. “I talked to Russ for 30 minutes yesterday, and I told him, ‘Look, I don’t think it’s going to be a long, drawn-out process, but it hasn’t been decided relative to what our plans are.'” However,

He would undoubtedly be the first to know as soon as we find out anything.”

Wilson was benched by the Broncos for the final two weeks, in part to prevent any

financial ramifications that would have resulted from a major injury to the

quarterback. In March of 2025, Wilson’s $37 million injury guarantee becomes

completely guaranteed. The Broncos will let Wilson go in the upcoming months if

they wish to avoid that assurance.

Even though it seems like the Wilson era is gone, Payton insisted on Tuesday that no final decision has been made.

Yes, pay attention; else, it would have been as simple as “Hey, good-bye.” I guess I

told you guys that back when,” he remarked. “We’ll consider every possibility and

make an effort to act in the Broncos’ best interests. But that final choice hasn’t been

made, so communication will be crucial.”

The Broncos attempted to rework Wilson’s contract during the team’s Week 9 bye week, after Wilson was benched.

agent over the terms of the contract, but claimed that the benching for Week 17 happened apart from that conversation.

“During the bye week, I did reach out to Russ’ agent in good faith and create an attempt to adjust his contract,” Payton stated. We were unable to reach an agreement, so we continued with our season and forgot about it. Go ahead and [to] Sean switches up the quarterback position in Week 17. Sean made this football-related decision based on what he believed to be the team’s best interests. This has nothing to do with the discussions I had with the agency. Sean made a football-related decision. I’ll just keep the negotiations quiet in regards to them.”