Relegated to the bench at the end of the season, Russell Wilson's future in Denver remains a mystery. Guest on Sunday evening on his former teammate Brandon Marshall's podcast, “I Am Athlete”, the quarterback spoke about the uncertainty linked to his future.
Asked about his desire to continue, Wilson was keen to confirm his wish to continue.
“I have more fire than ever, honestly, especially with the last two years that I've had,” Wilson said. “ Whether in Denver or elsewhere. JI hope it's in Denver, I hope I can finish there. I committed there, I wanted to be there. I want to be there. »
Problem of money or level, the observation at the end of the season is that of a player put on the bench for an inexperienced quarterback whose level is very uncertain. The former Seahawks star is well aware that his desire to continue in Colorado must be shared.
“I want to win two Super Bowls, I want to feel the thrill of this trophy again,” said the quarterback. “ I love the city and everything else, but II also want to be in a place that wants me too. The thing I want to do is win, that's all that matters to me.
Russell Wilson reaffirmed that his sidelining was linked to his clause of 37 million guaranteed in the event of injury and which the franchise wanted to remove.
“I didn’t believe it at first. I got this call: we're going to put you on the bench for the next nine games if you don'tDon’t change your guarantee against injuries,” said the quarterback. “I didn't want to set a precedent for players with these types of clauses when I told them I won't do it, no way. »
A difficult moment to live through and manage.
“You swallow this pill, you digest what you experience. Yeah, it was hard…I didn't tell anyone about it. The only person on the team who knew was Courtland Sutton.”
But none of that made him want to quit or dampened his ambitions.
“In the next five years I will win two more trophies, that’s my goal. That's my plan. I want to be one of the greatest to have played this game,” Wilson aspires.
There has been a lot of speculation since the end of the season. An exchange ? Cutting ? Russell Wilson's contractual situation does not allow any outcome before June 1 in any case. The only possible date for such an operation to be neutral is 2024. And even though both parties have said the player should stay, the 35-year-old still put his house up for sale. The coming months could be turbulent in Colorado.
