Best fits for Russell Wilson: Where could QB revive career? - ESPN

The Denver Broncos have informed Russell Wilson that he will be released at the start of the league year on March 13, it was revealed on Monday, rendering the 2024 address of the nine-time Pro Bowler a mystery.

Wilson, 35, had a tumultuous two seasons in Denver, performing competently for most of the 2023 season but failing to live up to the five-year, $242.6 million contract he signed after being traded from the Seattle Seahawks in March 2022. It was that rich contract that made Wilson virtually untradable for the Broncos — who will absorb a $85 million cap hit over the next two seasons — and places him in control of his own destiny.

Who might the suitors be for Wilson's services? ESPN's Jeremy Fowler sized up the complete state of Wilson's free agency and identified which teams represent the best and most intriguing fits — as well as the QB-needy teams that are less of a match for Wilson:

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ATL | LV | https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/39654343/russell-wilson-best-nfl-fits-atlanta-falcons-las-vegas-raiders-pittsburgh-steelers#PIT">PIT
MIN | NE | https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/39654343/russell-wilson-best-nfl-fits-atlanta-falcons-las-vegas-raiders-pittsburgh-steelers#backup">No. 2

Andrew Hawkins and the «Get Up» crew evaluate the market for Russell Wilson and wonder how his next move could affect his legacy.

As we wrote back in January, many around the league view Wilson as a midtier starter, believing he rehabilitated his career under Broncos coach Sean Payton, though a few see him as slightly below midtier.

«He actually played well during their midseason winning streak,» an AFC personnel man told us during the season. «He's still a good quality starter. He can still make all of the