When veteran quarterback Russell Wilson joined the Pittsburgh Steelers on a one-year, $1.21 million deal as a free agent in March, the former Super Bowl-winning quarterback was at his lowest point in his career.
Wilson was cut by the Denver Broncos just two years into a massive contract following a huge trade from Seattle. A potential Hall of Fame head coach in Sean Payton essentially said he wanted nothing to do with Wilson moving forward, and the Broncos took on an $80+ million dead cap charge over the next two years just to get rid of him.