Russell Wilson: Broncos said he’d be benched for second half of season without contract adjustment.

some of the questions you might have, somebody else will be able to answer. “My focus has been on winning.” The Broncos didn’t make Paton or CEO Greg Penner available for comment this week, deferring to Payton’s Friday comments. Payton reiterated that he benched Wilson this week because of football reasons and because he thinks Jarrett Stidham can provide a spark for an offense that’s struggled in recent weeks. Wilson, though, has played the second half of the season not knowing if he might be told he’s noI’m longer playing essentially at any point. He said he didn’t know when he returned from the bye week if he’d be benched or continue starting. Obviously, he retained the starting spot and Denver beat Buffalo on the road, then Minnesota and Cleveland at home to get to 6-5 on the season. “That was an exciting time,” Wilson said. “It definitely hurt, it was a low blow for a bit, but at the same time, at the end of the day, I just want to keep my head down and do what I can do each play, each game, each moment. Going to Buffalo and winning that game, going to Kansas City and then beating Buffalo … Minnesota and Cleveland, those are good teams and we did it here and we fought and we did everything we could. “That was the fun part and that’s all I’ve ever cared about is winning.” ©2023 MediaNews Group, Inc. Visit at denverpost.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LL.