Russell Wilson has insisted he wants to stay with the Denver Broncos, despite being benched by the franchise for the last two games of the season due to a standoff over his contract.
The quarterback spoke at length on the bombshell news from earlier this week and maintained he wanted to stay at the Broncos and win Super Bowls with the team.
‘I came here to play here, to win. I knew it was going to be a process. I signed a seven-year deal,’ he said.
‘I want to be here, I want to play here, I want to win championships here. I want to give my all every week. I want to be the best teammate and leader I can be.’
But the 35-year-old admitted he doesn’t know if he will still be in Denver next year. Reports earlier this week, when it emerged Wilson would be benched, it was reported he think he’ll be cut by March.
Russell Wilson has insisted he wants to stay with the Broncos, despite being benched
He also confirmed that he was warned he’d be benched in October, after beating the Kansas City Chiefs, that if he didn’t change his injury guarantee, he would be benched.
‘They came up to me during the bye week and told me if I didn’t change my contract, my injury guarantee, I’d be benched for the rest of the year,’ Wilson said.
As it was, Wilson played on up to now and the Broncos stand at 7-8 for the season with two games to go.
They host the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday and round the season out on the road to the Las Vegas Raiders.
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