Talk about a large payday.
Seattle Seahawks star quarterback Russell Wilson, as part of his massive four-year, 140 million dollar contract extension, is owed a $35 million dollar signing bonus payment by Wednesday, April 1.
Wilson is one of a handful of players who is cashing out on Wednesday, including teammate Bobby Wagner ($8M) as well as linebacker Shaq Thompson ($8M) quarterback Ben Roethlisberger ($8M) defensive tackle Gerald McCoy ($2M) and safey Eric Reid – who is owed $2M from the Panthers despite being released by the team last week.
Wilson’s contract made him the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL, and he responded by having quite possibly his best season to date in 2019, posting a 106.3 quarterback rating with 4,111 yards, a 66.1% completion rate and a whopping 31-to-5 touchdown-to-interception ratio, while leading the Seahawks to an 11-5 record and a loss in the divisional round to the Packers.
Wagner signed a three-year, 54-million dollar extension last summer as well, and he’ll collect a nice little payday after posting another excellent season in the Emerald City, racking up a league-leading 159 tackles while earning a fourth consecutive All-Pro nod.
These figures do not impact Seattle’s cap space, which got a little bigger yesterday after the team let go of safety Tedric Thompson and tight end Ed Dickson.
