Quarterback Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos agreed to a reported five-year, $245 million contract extension Thursday. Check it out here.
Russell Wilson : Contract | Extension | Broncos | Wife
Russell Carrington Wilson is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL).
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | November 29, 1988 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) |
He played college football and baseball at NC State from 2008 to 2010 before transferring to Wisconsin in 2011, where he set the single-season FBS record for passing efficiency (191.8) and led them to a Big Ten title and the 2012 Rose Bowl.
He also played minor league baseball for the Tri-City Dust Devils in 2010 and the Asheville Tourists in 2011 as a second baseman.
As of 2019, his professional baseball rights are held by the Somerset Patriots, the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees.
Russell Wilson Contract
Russell Wilson signed a 5 year, $245,000,000 contract with the Denver Broncos, including a $50,000,000 signing bonus, $161,000,000 guaranteed.
| Contract: | 5 yr(s) / $245,000,000 |
| Signing Bonus | $50,000,000 |
| Average Salary | $49,000,000 |
| Total Guarantees | $161,000,000 |
| Guaranteed at Signing | $124,000,000 |
| Free Agent: | 2029 / UFA |
It also stakes the 33-year-old’s career to the Broncos for the foreseeable future — he’s under contract through 2028 — as he tries to join John Elway and Peyton Manning in leading Denver to the Super Bowl plateau.
Extension
Quarterback Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos agreed to a reported five-year, $245 million contract extension Thursday, a deal that includes $165 million in guaranteed money, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The deal is the third-most lucrative contract in NFL history in terms of guaranteed money, with only Deshaun Watson’s $230 million and Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray’s $189.5 million outranking Wilson’s figure.
Wilson coming in under $50 million a year and not even sniffing Deshaun Watson’s guarantee number is just unequivocally bad for every other big quarterback contract (and, by extension, every other NFL player contract) to come.
Until the top-end quarterbacks start doing that, there is no chance NFL players see any meaningful progress toward the types of fully guaranteed deals their NBA and MLB counterparts automatically get.
Russell Wilson Broncos
On March 16, 2022, the Seahawks traded Wilson and a fourth-round pick to the Denver Broncos in exchange for two first-round picks, two second-round picks, a fifth-round pick, quarterback Drew Lock, defensive lineman Shelby Harris, and tight end Noah Fant.
Teammates said the trade was unavoidable, as Wilson broke with the team and “checked out” mid-season.
Seahawks chairman Jody Allen released a statement indicating that the trade was initiated by Wilson.
The Seahawks said that Wilson did not approve of the team firing offensive line coach Mike Solari and offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer.
Wilson said that while he did not initiate the trade, the decision was mutual.
On September 1, 2022, Wilson signed a five-year, $245 million contract extension with the Broncos
Wife
Russell Wilson’s wife is American RnB singer-songwriter, Ciara. She is also a model and dancer and was born in Austin, Texas.
She started her music career with the girl group Hearsay before pursuing a solo career in music.
Her debut album was Goodies which was a massive success. The title track ‘Goodies’ was one of the hit singles of 2004.
She earned four nominations at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards for the album and was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Ciara signed a modeling contract with IMG in 2016. The same year, she became a Global Brand Ambassador for the cosmetics giant Revlon.