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The finish of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 2025-26 season could not have gone any worse.
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In addition to lacking the playoffs for the primary time since 2014, the group’s franchise quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, suffered an premature ACL damage in December that might put his standing for the beginning of the 2026-27 marketing campaign in jeopardy.
Although the Texas Tech product is progressing properly, Fox Sports’ Greg Auman predicts the Chiefs will sign a declining former New York Giants quarterback as a possible replacement for Mahomes if he’s unavailable to begin subsequent season.
“(Russell) Wilson, 37, has fallen hard over the last three years, going from a $40 million starter in Denver to barely playing on a bad (New York) Giants team. He went 0-3 as a New York starter, and after making $10 million this past season, he might draw half that.”
“His greatest situation is probably going a bridge starter who goes to a workforce with a younger starter, so they do not have to rush him. Go again to 2024, he had 16 touchdowns in opposition to 5 interceptions whereas going 6-5 for the (Pittsburgh) Steelers, and that is the hope for a workforce that brings him in as a stopgap. Prediction: indicators with Chiefs.”
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There’s little question that Wilson has a Hall of Fame resume in his 30s. The Wisconsin product has thrown for 4,000+ yards 4 occasions, earned 10 Pro-Bowl nods, obtained the NFL Rookie of the Year in 2012, and guided the Seattle Seahawks to a 2014 Super Bowl victory over the Denver Broncos.
That said, Wilson’s best days are behind him, as he no longer possesses the same mobility, deep ball, and dissecting ability that helped him succeed earlier in his career. Wilson only appeared in six games with New York last season, completing 69 passes for 831 yards, three touchdowns, and three interceptions.
Could Wilson be serviceable with the Chiefs for a few games before Mahomes returns to the field? Well, as Auman noted, the 5-foot-11 signal caller was solid with the Steelers just two seasons ago, making it logical for Kansas City to toss the idea of adding him to the fold this offseason.
At the end of the day, the Chiefs could do much worse than Wilson on the free agent quarterback market.
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