Is Russell Wilson an Undercover Alien Running for President of the United States?
Pablo Torre Finds Out
Pablo Torre
4.7 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 29 December 2023
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
As the Denver Broncos crumble all around Russell Wilson, the superstar quarterback has never been more fascinating. Or more unknowable. But Nate Tice was Wilson’s backup, roommate, and occasional speechwriter at the University of Wisconsin. And to hear these college confessions — about a shirt-tucked, Timberlake-loving try-hard, who is possibly from outer space — is to finally understand the weirdest athlete on Planet Earth.
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| 0:33.0 | Okay, so you should know that this has been one of those weeks where lots of people, again, are talking about Russell Wilson and his deal. |
| 0:42.6 | Because Russell Wilson, the main character of today's episode, the quarterback of the Denver Broncos, was just informed that he is no longer the quarterback of the Denver Broncos, essentially. |
| 0:53.6 | He's been benched, which means that if you were to turn on this Chargers Broncos game |
| 0:57.6 | on New Year's Eve, on Sunday, you would not see Russell Wilson. |
| 1:00.9 | You'd see some guy named Jared Stedham, who is not very good either. |
| 1:04.1 | But Russell Wilson, the guy who was the prize of one of the biggest transactions in recent NFL history. |
| 1:12.5 | That guy's season has now made it clear that that was one of the worst transactions in recent NFL history. |
| 1:18.9 | And the Broncos had a weird season. |
| 1:20.1 | They were plausibly a playoff team for a while. |
| 1:22.1 | It's not like Russ was terrible. |
| 1:24.0 | But now it's clear that the Broncos are done with him. |
| 1:27.2 | They've made this choice not to risk anything that might trigger various guarantee clauses in his contract, which would pay him money, and they're like seemingly saying, we're going to move on from this whole thing. |
| 1:39.0 | And so what is up with that? |
| 1:42.4 | I don't know, but I have a sense, thanks to this episode, of how we got here, and yeah, |
| 1:48.7 | I think we answered some questions, even though there are plenty left to be answered |
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