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Russell Wilson is getting a new fresh start. Both he and the Steelers hope it goes better than the last one. The former Seahawks star — and more recently embattled Broncos signal caller — announced late Sunday he is heading to Pittsburgh just days after Denver said it would release him. The Broncos allowed him to talk to other teams, and things apparently went well enough in the Steel City. It’s a one-year deal around the league minimum of $1.2 million; the Steelers can pay him that little because the Broncos are paying him so much.
I went over this last week, when Denver announced it would release Wilson despite $85 million in dead cap: In his first year in Denver, he was awful, the coaching was awful, and that was that. Then the Broncos hired Sean Payton, whose fit with Wilson was a curious one, and though Wilson was better, he wasn’t great. Then came an ugly benching, and now comes what will be Wilson’s third team in four years.
It’s an intriguing landing spot. Kenny Pickett, a first-round pick two years ago, hasn’t exactly impressed, but his offensive coordinator didn’t either, which is why he was fired. So in comes Wilson on an extremely cheap deal, playing alongside several promising playmakers, a win-now defense and a very good coach. It’s a low-downside, high-upside move in theory.
The deal technically won’t be official until Wednesday afternoon, when the new league year begins. But it provides a thrilling precursor to what…
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