Denver paid Wilson the final $37.79 million it owed him last year. That represented their share of the $39 million guaranteed he was owed for 2024. Pittsburgh somehow scraped together the other $1.21 million.

A seven-year contract worth $50 million per year for Russell Wilson? That would not have aged well for the Denver Broncos. Yet, according to a lawsuit filed by the NFLPA to the NFL, that is the exact deal the Broncos almost signed just three seasons ago.

The NFLPA's collusion grievance indicates Russell Wilson's ask for a fully guaranteed Broncos deal had ramifications