Russell Wilson Speaking With At Least Two NFL Teams Ahead Of Broncos Release

Russell Wilson has met with the Giants and Steelers this week ahead of his official release from the Broncos next week. Wilson met with the Giants on Thursday and the Steelers on Friday, but more meetings are expected in the coming days. The Raiders are another team whose name has been floated as a potential meeting. The Steelers only have Kenny Pickett under contract. This comes after Mitch Trubisky was cut and Mason Rudolph opted to explore free agency. Meanwhile, the Giants only have Daniel Jones on the roster. Tyrod Taylor is set to be a free agent and Jones is still rehabbing from an ACL tear.

The speculation around Wilson’s future was put to rest earlier this week. On Monday, the Broncos informed the quarterback they would be releasing him. This ends an underwhelming two seasons in which the team won 13 games and gave up premium draft picks to acquire Wilson. However, Wilson has long maintained that he expected to be cut ever since he was benched towards the end of last season. The Broncos currently have Jarrett Stidham on the roster. They could draft a quarterback at No. 12 next month.

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Russell Wilson Trade Branded “Worst Of All Time” By Former GM

As a result of the chaos in Denver, much scrutiny has been given to the trade that brought Wilson to Denver. “When you add the contract and the trade, it’s the worst of all time,” former Browns GM Micheal Lombardi told TMZ. The Broncos gave up multiple first-round picks, multiple second-round picks, and three players to acquire Wilson. The Broncos then gave Wilson a $245M contract.

But Wilson was not the player that the Broncos thought they were trading for. Wilson struggled massively in 2022, but did improve in 2023. However, he did not turned the Broncos into a playoff contender. While there are front-office financial issues, the Broncos have claimed benching Wilson was purely a football decision. “I understand all the speculation and everything that surrounds a move like that. I can tell you — look, we’re desperately trying to win. Sure, in our game today there are economics and all those other things. But the No. 1 push behind this — and it’s a decision I’m making — is to get a spark offensively,” head coach Sean Payton said.

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49ers-Giants Fan Fight Video Emerges Online

Footage of a bloody altercation in the stands of Levi’s Stadium following this week’s Thursday Night Football game has emerged online. The fight between a handful of Niners and Giants fans reportedly began after a woman was hit by a beer thrown by trash-talking fans. However, the witness who told this to TMZ did not indicate which fanbase threw the beer. The Niners had just stomped the visiting Giants 30-12 minutes before the fight broke out.

Footage of the fight, released by TMZ, shows a chaotic carnage erupting in the stands. One Niners 49ers fan can be seen with a bloody nose. Elsewhere in the footage, a Giants fan can be seen hitting a Niners fan with a haymaker that leaves him with a nasty cut above his eye. A witness claims that deputies and venue security arrived at the scene but were too late to break up the fight. Furthermore, Santa Clara PD told TMZ that the incident is being investigated.

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Woman Thrown Down Stairs During Separate Niners Brawl

However, the bloody post-game brawl was not the only one to occur during Thursday Night Football. TMZ also acquired footage of a separate fight that occurred between a group of Niners fans earlier in the game. In the brief clip, two women in Niners jerseys are seen arguing and fighting. A man in a Richard Sherman jersey then enters and grabs one of the women by her hair. He then proceeds to throw her down a nearby flight of stairs. This prompted several more fans to get involved. Despite this, the incident did not appear to cause too much disruption.

In more positive 49ers news, the team is now 3-0 for the first time since 2019. As a result, head coach Kyle Shanahan and GM John Lynch both received multi-year contract extensions this week. Both Shanahan and Lynch have been with the Niners since 2017. Since arriving at Levi’s Stadium, the tandem has pushed the team to 52 wins and a Super Bowl appearance. Lynch’s new contract runs through 2024 while Shanahan’s keeps him in the Bay Area until 2025. The Niners next face the Cardinals on October 1.

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