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𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: The #Broncos threatened to bench Russell Wilson weeks ago if he didn’t remove his injury guarantees, per @Schultz_Report Russell Wilson’s benching by the Broncos today is solely financially related and has been in the works for weeks. The Broncos approached Wilson two days after their October 29 upset win over the Kansas City Chiefs and told him he would be made inactive for the rest of the season if he did not adjust his contract and defer the injury guarantee trigger date that he has for 2025. The threat, however, “shocked him,” and the two sides got into a major dispute on how to proceed. When the threat was made by the Broncos, the team, Wilson's camp, the NFLPA, and another unknown party were involved in negotiations that ended with no change in Wilson’s contract. And it all came crashing down today when Sean Payton and other top-level members of Denver’s organization decided to go ahead with the plan they’ve had for weeks. A pretty wild turn of events. Phenomenal reporting by @Schultz_Report with Bleacher Report