When the Denver Broncos and Russell Wilson publicized their divorce last week, speculation ran wild on where the aging nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback would land.
The Las Vegas Raiders headlined a Yahoo Sports poll of quarterback agents and league executives’ predictions.
But the one quarterback agent, who overachieved and ranked three top guesses, waited to mention the Raiders until third.
The agent slotted the Atlanta Falcons second.
And the Pittsburgh Steelers, in what now seems prescient, ranked first.
“Obvious need and a playoff team,” the agent texted six days before Wilson and the NFL tweeted apparent confirmations.