Russell Wilson’s $245 Million Extension Shows Broncos’ Severe Commitment to Russ but What Do the Fans Say?

Even before starting games for the franchise in the regular season, the Broncos have offered their new quarterback Russell Wilson a lucrative extension keeping him for five more years. This offseason, Wilson dropped a huge bomb on the Seattle fans after agreeing to an unexpected trade to the Broncos. With this recent deal, it seems the franchise has no intentions to cut him loose in the near future.

On Thursday, the Denver Broncos management announced that Russell Wilson has agreed to a five-year contract extension. This humongous deal offers him $245 million in salary with $165 million guaranteed money.

This deal makes him the third highest-paid quarterback behind Deshaun Watson of Cleveland ($230 million guaranteed) and Kyler Murray of the Cardinals ($189.5 million guaranteed). Per reports, since his inception, there has been a dramatic change inside the Broncos locker room, and the team doesn’t want to lose it for some offers from other teams.

“In just a few short months with the Broncos, Russell has already had a dramatic effect on this organization both on and off the field,” Broncos general manager George Paton said in a statement. “His leadership, work ethic, and championship mentality have helped elevate our team in partnership with Coach Hackett, his teammates, and the staff,” he added to his explanation.

These words indicate how much the franchise is committed to having Wilson on its side. As soon as the news went public, per Zac Stevens, Wilson said that what matters to him in the first place was the number of Super Bowl titles he earns in the future.

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“For me, it wasn’t about how much. It was about how many Super Bowls we’re going to win,” Wilson said about the contract, per Stevens. Not to mention the former Super Bowl champion is an experienced leader and has spent more than nine seasons with the same franchise. He knows what it takes to build a team.

Fans go wild after Russell Wilson agrees to the extension

The 33-year-old Wisconsin product will play his first season with the Broncos in the upcoming 2022 campaign. And certainly, hopes are high for the quarterback, to be able to bring the team back on the NFL map. One user couldn’t believe his eyes that Wilson actually bagged this deal.

While this user seemed confused watching Wilson signing an extension even before playing a regular season game for the Broncos.

Another user claimed that the defense is highly overrated.

Wilson’s reaction to the contract seemed familiar, said another user.

Another user believes that Wilson won’t be able to lead a team carrying so much salary.

This user shared a funny meme of MJ in this context.

However, this user dragged Lamar Jackson into this deal.

This user remained optimistic about his decision.

One of the prime reasons that make him stand apart is the consistency he brings to the field. During the last 2021 regular season against the Rams, Wilson broke his finger, and it was the first time he missed three games in his entire career.

This injury broke his undisputed streak of 149 consecutive starts as an NFL quarterback. However, times have changed now. Under the new leadership with several newcomers, it will be interesting to see how much impact he creates on the Broncos fanbase.

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