Russell Wilson says he was shocked by the Denver Broncos' request that he delay the injury guarantees in his contract.
"I didn't believe it, at first," Wilson said Sunday on I AM ATHLETE. "I was like, this can't be real."
Wilson said the Broncos originally threatened to bench him for the final nine games of the season if he did not agree to a change which would have delayed when his 2025 base salary became fully guaranteed, per NBC Sports' Mike Florio.
"I didn't want to set a precedent for players to remove their injury guarantees," Wilson said.