The Denver Broncos have benched Russell Wilson for now, but they eventually will have to figure out the most effective way of breaking up with the nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback.
That will not be simple.
The Broncos face four potential options as a means of moving on from Wilson this offseason:
• The Broncos simply can release Wilson before the fifth day of the new league year in mid-March, thereby escaping the $37 million in additional guaranteed money that would trigger at that time. This would leave Denver with an $85 million dead cap charge in 2024, which would represent the largest dead money charge on one player in NFL history.