Analyst Mike Tannenbaum suggested during Monday’s episode of ESPN’s “Get Up” that Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson need to be a part of the New York Jets this offseason.
Tannenbaum’s argument for the nine-time Pro Bowler to lower back up four-time MVP signal-caller Aaron Rodgers with the Jets left his colleagues flabbergasted.
New York’s former widespread supervisor said that Wilson should signal for $1M to “resurrect his career.”
“If you have to sit for a year, why no longer take a seat in the back of one of the biggest of all time and then be a free agent again?” Tannenbaum said. “Where is he going to go? He’s (35 years old). No one’s is going to hand him a beginning job. He’s going to have to be a backup somewhere.”
Wilson used to be traded from the Seattle Seahawks to the Broncos in March 2022, and he signed a five-year, $245M contract extension with his new club that September.
His first two seasons in Denver have been underwhelming, as he’s produced a 63.3 completion proportion for 6,594 passing yards, 42 touchdowns, 19 interceptions and a 90.9 passer rating.
While Wilson’s numbers were an awful lot better in 2023 than in 2022, he is failed to exhibit his Pro Bowl form from his Seattle days. The Broncos have long gone simply 11-19 in his 30 begins and they’ve neglected the playoffs both years.
The one-time Super Bowl champion isn’t always possibly to be playing with Denver this fall, as he’s due $39M assured in 2024. Many experts have said that they assume the group to cut him before the NFL league year becomes official. If Wilson isn’t traded or cut before March 5, a $37M 2025 injury guarantee goes into effect.
Last week during an episode of “Get Up,” analyst and former NFL quarterback Tim Hasselbeck said that he thinks “there’s a chance” that Wilson is “out of football” in 2024.
Wilson’s career in the Mile High City is nearly in reality finished, however each Hasselbeck’s and Tannenbaum’s predictions appear far-fetched.
