The realities of the NFL can be harsh. It is very much a “what have you done for me lately” league. One or two down years, regardless of surrounding circumstance, and a player can find himself without a job and out of favor in the league landscape. Coaches and general managers have their own jobs to protect, and don’t always have the luxury of being patient and sticking things out. Perhaps no player illustrates that reality better than QB Russell Wilson.
Just two years after the Denver Broncos invested heavily, both in draft capital and salary cap space, to get him, they released him from their roster after a tumultuous stint with the team.