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Originally Posted by RaidersOftheCellar
No, there were definitely other options.
And even if a lot of GMs would have traded for Wilson in that situation (very debatable, as a lot of people had acknowledged that he was in decline and losing athleticism), they wouldn't have given up four 1st/2nd rounders and three talented players to get him. And then turned around and given him a ludicrous contract with a $50 mil signing bonus before he stepped foot on the field.  |
The contract was part of the trade. Russ wouldn’t have agreed to come to Denver without it.
Wilson’s contract could’ve been MUCH worse. Mark Rodgers was pushing hard for a fully guaranteed contract because Deshaun Watson had just gotten one, but Paton wouldn’t budge.