NFL
Starting off in the NFL, newly acquired Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson has signed a massive extension with the club that puts Russell under contract with the Broncos through the 2028 season. Russell and the Denver Broncos have agreed on a five year $245 million dollar extension with $165 million guaranteed. Denver now makes Russell the second highest paid quarterback on a yearly average basis just behind Aaron Rodgers who is averaging just over $50 million a year, good news for Denver fans is this contract does not kick in until the 2024 season so by then Mr unlimited will likely be around the fifth-eight highest QB.
Wilson also said “I believe this is a marriage, and you want to be here for a long time, and my goal is to be able to finish my career here.” Denver has also stated numerous times how Russell has made such a dramatic effect on this organization since arriving in Denver these last few months. Russell also faces his former team the Seattle Seahawks in week 1.
NBA
Donovan Mitchell has officially been traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers for multiple players and draft picks. It’s come to no surprise that Mitchell and the Jazz have split ways as the Jazz were going into a rebuild after yet another playoff failure in the first round of the western conference playoffs last year, losing to the short-handed Dallas Mavericks without superstar Luka Doncic.
The full trade details are as following
Cavaliers receive
Donovan Mitchell
Jazz receive
Collin Sexton
Lauri Markkanen
Ochai Agbaji
2025 first-round pick
2026 pick swap
2027 first-round pick
2028 pick swap
2029 first-round pick
Mitchell will now be the number one option on this very young Cavaliers team as they look to boost their chances of making the playoffs in the eastern conference in 2018. Utah will now begin their full on rebuild for the next half decade or so.
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