LAS VEGAS — When the sideline stalking and teammate high-fiving gave way to the quiet postgame locker room, reality might have set in for Russell Wilson.
The Broncos quarterback sat at his Allegiant Stadium locker, his white No. 3 jersey pristine after a 27-14, season-closing loss to the Las Vegas Raiders and second straight game of backup duty behind Jarrett Stidham.
Players filtered in and out, spoke with reporters and headed for the busses while Wilson lingered in his uniform.
He’d have been well within his right, when he finally removed his pads for perhaps the last time as a member of the Broncos, to wonder, “Well, what next?