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The circumstances suggest that, after Aaron Rodgers decided to stay with the Packers, the Broncos quickly pivoted to Russell Wilson. The Broncos insist that Wilson was Plan A all along.
A week of whispers to that effect became a full-throated proclamation by G.M. George Paton on Wednesday, during the press conference that introduced Wilson as the new quarterback in Denver.
“Once we knew that Russell could be available, he was our No. 1 target, he was our priority for the offseason,” Paton said. “We were going to do anything it took to get Russ.