ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The quarterback question is the bottom line of the Denver Broncos' offseason.
Coach Sean Payton benched Russell Wilson with two games remaining in the 2023 season. The five-year, $242.6 million contract extension the Broncos agreed to in 2022 is now a significant factor in what the Broncos will, or even can, do moving forward if Wilson is released (as many in the league expect).
Owner/CEO Greg Penner said just after the season that "the financial part of it is a significant component, in terms of how this works out in the future, but that's not what will drive the decision.