Russell Wilson is liking multiple tweets questioning the decision of the Broncos to bench him.
On Wednesday, the Denver Broncos announced that they were benching Wilson for the rest of the season.
Broncos head coach Sean Payton Sean Payton said that he made the move to spark the offensive.
“Most of you know, we’ve made a change at quarterback. And I understand all the speculation and everything that surrounds a move like that. And I can tell you, Look, we’re, we’re desperately trying to win. And sure, in our game today, there are economics and all those other things. But the number one, push behind this in, it’s a decision I’m making is to, you know, get a spark offensively.”
Sean Payton explains his decision to bench Russell Wilson pic.twitter.com/YkHzvFNGrd
— DNVR Broncos (@DNVR_Broncos) December 27, 2023
After the benching, Wilson liked several tweets on social media suggesting that the Broncos benched him because he refused to rework his contract.
https://twitter.com/jasrifootball/status/1740145401913544879
https://twitter.com/MikMcDaniel/status/1740150909789942150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1740150909789942150%7Ctwgr%5E13bf375abda25b317f625ddb58a33e0249e23e1a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Frussell-wilson-liked-tweets-ripping-broncos-benching-him%2F
It’s safe to say that the Broncos and Wilson are headed in separate directions and he won’t be back next season.
