<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/denver-broncos-and-houston-texans-both-hire-new-head-coaches" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Denver Broncos</a> head coach Sean Payton made a major announcement on Wednesday that he&#8217;s benching starting quarterback <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-russell-wilson-to-denver-broncos-in-blockbuster-trade" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Russell Wilson</a> ahead of the team&#8217;s game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.
ESPN senior NFL insider Adam Schefter wrote on X that Payton &#8220;met this morning with&#8221; Wilson to inform him and then told the team that Jarrett Stidham is the team&#8217;s starting QB.
&#8220;Change in Denver: Broncos&#8217; HC Sean Payton has informed his team that Jarrett Stidham will start Sunday vs. the Chargers, with Russell Wilson as the backup, per sources,” Schefter&#8217;s post read.
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Sean Payton met this morning with Russell Wilson to inform him of his decision, then told the team.
Jarrett Stidham is Denver’s new starting QB.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1740055635579015226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 27, 2023</a></blockquote>
&#8220;With a 1-3 record in the last four games, Denver is looking to spark its offense and see what it has in Stidham,&#8221; his post added.
In a follow-up <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1740056684825899444?s=20">post</a>, the NFL insider noted that the move will prevent millions of dollars from being guaranteed to Wilson if he gets hurt.
&#8220;Russell Wilson already has $39 million [fully] guaranteed for 2024, but he has an additional $37M [for 2025] that would become guaranteed if he can&#8217;t pass a physical by early March,&#8221; Schefter wrote. 
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&#8220;Denver&#8217;s move to sit him assures that money won&#8217;t trigger,&#8221; he added. &#8220;And Denver does this at a time when Wilson is the NFL&#8217;s seventh-rated passer, with 26 touchdown passes and eight INTs.&#8221;
Denver could still get into the postseason as they currently sit on a 7-8 season, but it depends on other teams&#8217; losses. The Broncos suffered a 26-23 to the struggling New England Patriots on Sunday.
Speaking to reporters after the loss, Wilson said, &#8220;I&#8217;m just worried about next week and playing great football. I came here to win and win a championship for us and find a way to do that. Obviously, I love being here with these guys, these teammates. I&#8217;m excited to keep playing ball and playing hard for us.&#8221;
The team has two more games left in the season, with Stidham starting against the Los Angeles Chargers. The Broncos&#8217; final game is against the Las Vegas Raiders.
The team acquired Wilson from the Seattle Seahawks in March 2022.

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