Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson made history in April when he became the highest-paid player in the NFL’s 100 years, signing a four-year extension that will pay him an average of $35 million for the 2020-23 seasons.
That’s $1 million more per season than the next-highest paid player in the NFL, Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
Now, this fall, Wilson will attempt to make some more history by becoming the quarterback who is getting paid the highest percentage of his team’s overall salary cap to win a Super Bowl. And therein is the blessing and the curse of having a franchise quarterback.