Broncos Release Russell Wilson, Take Record $85 MILLION Cap Hit | Pat McAfee Reacts 

Broncos country !!! Let’s cry …..

when russ thanked the girls for the jam i lost it lmao

IDK, I still think the Browns deal with Watson tops this.

Brandon Perna is in shambles right now

It’s sad when a team is willing to piss away 85 million to not have you play for their team…

That's a serious indictment towards Russell Wilson. For a team to take a damn near 100 million dollar cap hit to get rid of him

When you own Walmart, you don't care about any amount of debt 😂. They made 85 million today lol

The mistake was giving him that big contract in the first place.

Drew lock laughing at broncos right now

Broncos Country, You're Fired!!

Hey Pat... Thank the broncos MANAGEMENT for his contract. Remember they made up the contract and Russell Wilson just signed it. Russell Wilson did not negotiate anything on this contract, they offered it and Russell signed it...

People saying Seattle won but I think genuinely both teams lost lol. Broncos imploded with 85 mil dead cap and Seattle fired but didn’t fire but fired Pete Carroll and they don’t have a qb anymore

If we’ve learned one thing from this whole ordeal, the Broncos new ownership doesn’t know squat about football and are about to run that franchise into the ground.

As a Broncos fan, he’s probably going to go to the Raiders and kick our ass.

85 million dead cap smh. That’s not gonna help them lol. But it helps Russ lol

I think the Herschel Walker trade may have been worse.

I think the 49'ers QB situation was worse , they could have had Tom brady 4 times and passed, they could have had Aaron Rodgers 2 times and they passed, Alex Smith,

LOL at HOF mention. The goal line pick in the SB should be enough to disqualify him!

Russell can finally call himself “King Russell” and it be a legit reference😩. King Russell,… King of the Dead Cap!😮

Russ said more in his goodbye to Denver than he did to Seattle lol

Love It Pat ThePatMcAfeeShow Bro Let's Gooooooooo.

and i thought the eagles taking the cap hit on wentz was gonna suck

Being a part of Broncos Country is the hardest part of my life

As a Seahawks fan…..actually I’ll leave it at that. 😅

iunno if im high but i love this show more in the offseason than i do during the season lmfao

Finally someone reports it correctly - over 2 years. Not that it’s less devastating, but imagine having to cram your roster under 150m for 1 year.

The Browns trading for and then signing Watson to that deal is the worst mistake in NFL history. This is not a mistake this is a team taking a huge hit in order to correct an earlier mistake which was acquiring Wilson in the first place.

I just want to watch him beat Sean Payton.

In terms of size is wild…. Cam and MASE

Whew. My Bears were close to making this mistake the year before. Shout out to Carroll for rejecting the offer!

He's a competitor; he's crazy accurate with the football, and he has something to prove. He's lost some mobility; so, any team with a decent O-line; in need of a QB would be nuts not to give him a shot. That includes teams that think they have their QB. Some of you may remember his 2012 rookie year. Seattle thought they had their QB. They had just out bid many NFL teams for Matt Flynn, GB's talented back up for Rodgers. They also had Tarvaris Jackson. It was assumed one them would start. Many thought Russ wouldn't even make the 53 man roster.. He beat them both.

I think The Browns are looking at him.

Man, that dead-cap hit us equivalent to the salary for two full years of a truly elite quarterback. I don’t see how the Broncos are going to compete until 2026 now. Denver should offer to buy back any season tickets as a mea culpa.

85 mil cap hit is ludicrous! Are we ever going to admit we have a money issue in sports??

Broncos Country: We're dead inside

How is this the most expensive mistake? Didn't Deshaun Watson get more money and play less games than Russ? His contract is fully guaranteed too.

How hilarious if he goes back to Seattle 😂

RW signing with the Hawks again would be the LOLest LOL in NFL history.

If Belichick was still at the Patriots this would have been a dream story...

Wow that is a giant cap hit 🤯

Didn’t Sean Payton jack up the Saints cap space, before he decided to retire?

What about Deshaun Watson?

How do you hire a coach who doesn’t want to work with your $85M QB? Also, why did you pay this QB so much? Can you fire another owner?

Family Trust Respect! ⚡⚡⚡

Glad I’m not the only one who doesn’t see Russell Wilson as a hall of fame quarterback

I thought my Texans mistake with Osweiler was bad.

There is no chance Russell suits up for $1-$2 million.

Russell is still making history 👏 🙌 👌

He should go back to Wisconsin and be Jordan Love's backup.

He kills the locker room. Imagine him before a game. That locker room is dead silent.

Dude. Drew Brees had tons of seasons with Payton just like Russ last year with lesser stats. What is the difference between Russell Wilson and Drew Brees? Why is it that Drew Brees can have the exact same season with the exact same coach year after year after year missing the playoffs over and over and still not lose any credibility whatsoever?

I see Russel in Atl. His wife is from there, it's got plenty of roots for them and honestly ATL needs the help.

Funny thing is, George Paton is still employed.

Let’s ride!!!

Pat, you guys aren’t talking about Russ being terrible. He may be a cancer in the locker room as well. Carrol kicked him to the curb, Hackett couldn’t do anything with him, and Payton obviously has reached a decision that Russ ain’t it. Especially if Payton is willing to lose that much against the cap.

That was the type.of deal that comes up during a coke bone. Hadn't even taken a snap

It goes against the salary cap which is the issue more than the money itself

It needs to be a QB base pay, then bonuses for wins and pts ,yards Playoffs

When speaking of Russel you keep the raiders out your gaht damn mouf. Love the show guys

easily the most fascinating free agent qb market in my lifetime

I don't understand this release at all...why not let him just play?

Last year the media was saying the same thing about Deshawn Watson stop the cap.

McAfee could’ve had a story regarding Lombardi’s diss towards Antonio Pierce & the “Raider Way” but since Lombardi is a regular on the show, he didn’t even bother addressing it lol smh 🏴‍☠️

Nah. It’s still Ryan Leaf. Not only did they get Ryan, but they did not get Peyton. That’s more costly if you think how popular the Chargers would’ve gotten nationally. 😂

There’s every Raiders fan’s fave: Mike Scumbardi

Lombardi was ridiculous here. Incentives? Makes no sense.

Cheers for the picks Denver ❤ Go Hawks 🎉🎉🎉

More money then brains 😂!

Pat looking fit. Keep up the great work dad.

Brees first year with S.Payton 26 tds, 11 ints, 96 qbr. Russ first year with S.Payton 26 tds, 8 ints, 98 qbr.

My best bro i talk football with all the time is a broncos fan, feel terrible for him haha

Unless I misunderstand what the dad cap hit means.. Russ is making 39m next year. If a team pays him 20m he's still making 39m, 20m from new team and 19m from Denver. So if 39 is what he's making regardless, why would he ask the new team for more?

Omfg sign him as the Chiefs veteran backup for 2 years

No one is going to play Russ more than his vet min. If some GM is dumb enough to pay him more than 39 million, he should be fired immediately. If Russ asks for more than the vet min from his next team, that should be a gigantic red flag. I can't imagine he'd be that dense, but sometimes I wonder if he's a sociopath who's really good at doing and impression of what a normal person acts like.

I remember when Broncos Fan were clowning the Texans for over paying Brock Osweiler

This is one of those breakups where it’s good for both sides

Are we pretending Deshaun Watson do not exist?

Maxx Crosby playing the Broncos 2x a year = 2024 DPOY

Would be so cool if Las Vegas had the ability to get Russell and they beat Denver both times next year!

Makes me feal good about all those panthers picks gone

Instead of getting rid of Russell Wilson, the Broncos should have gotten rid of Joe Lombardi.

Raiders should sign Wilson, use most of their FA money on the OL, and draft either DL or CB in the draft.

Lmao look at all that colts dead cap 🤣🤣🤣🤣

The russel deal and the Watson deal are two of the worst business decisions of all time

They’re going to have to drink bud light at mile high to offset these losses.

CBS and Tony Romo should bring back AAF , May 2024. Use one hub city and merge with the German Football League.

"The Denver Broncos are paying 89 million to play against you. That's what the Denver Broncos think of you."

Lets get one thing straight, When Wilson was traded from Seattle every one said it was a bad idea because OF THE OFFENSIVE LINE !! WHAT HAPPENED !!??

Im STILL baffled they ever gave him that in the first place.

Broncos time to do 2025 NFL Mock draft with you getting the top pick

Another correct prediction by us.

I am waiting for the “Russell Wilson to the Chiefs” message come across my phone.

Seems like that title might also belong to Sean Payton 👀

Only expensive do to high inflation. Also picks come and go 2 years from now they will be fine

The BRONCOS should have Interviewed Russell Wilson Ex-Wife before Trading for Him. She would have told them that Russell is a Limp QB.

Come to atl

It’s not a money thing - it’s best team opportunity

As a broncos fan, Im sad again 😢

I remember calling it that signing Russ to that massive extension immediately before he even played a down was a bad idea. That said though, I don't think anyone was expecting how bad his run would be. I was among the more pessimistic, but I at least thought they'd hold onto him for 3 or 4 years.

Wilson was actually a top 10 QB last year. When you get 70 pts put up on you, its not the QB. They definitely paid to much but the defence got smoked.