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Reports: Broncos won't pick up QB Zach Wilson's option

Zach Wilson might have just a one-year stay in Denver, as multiple media outlets reported Tuesday that the Broncos won't pick up his fifth-year option for 2025. The Broncos acquired Wilson and a seventh-round draft pick last week from the New York Jets in exchange for a sixth-round choice. Each team will pay a portion of his 2024 salary, which has a base of just over $1 million. Denver then selected Bo Nix 12th overall in the draft on Friday. Wilson's option for 2025 would have been worth $22.4 million. Broncos coach Sean Payton said that Wilson and Nix would compete for the starting role along with Jarrett Stidham, who went 1-1 as a starter for Denver last year, and Ben DiNucci. The Broncos announced in March that they would release their regular starting quarterback from the past two years, Russell Wilson, with a post-June 1 designation. Russell Wilson went 11-19 as a starter over his two years in Denver, proving to be a big disappointment after he arrived in a March 2022 trade with the Seattle Seahawks. Zach Wilson, 24, was chosen second overall by the Jets in the 2021 draft out of BYU. He produced a 12-21 record as New York's starter, completing 57 percent of his passes for 6,293 yards with 23 touchdown tosses and 25 interceptions. Last season, he went 4-7 with a career-high 60.1 percent completion rate, 2,271 yards, eight TDs and seven interceptions. Nix, 24, threw for 4,508 yards and 45 touchdowns while getting picked off just three times for Oregon last season. --Field Level Media

Illinois big Coleman Hawkins entered the transfer portal Tuesday while preparing for the upcoming NBA draft. The 6-foot-10 Hawkins could still choose to withdraw from the draft and use his fifth and final year of NCAA eligibility. Players have until Wednesday to enter the portal. "My intention is 100% to stay in the draft and I am fully focused on that process," Hawkins wrote on social media Tuesday. "I wanted to make sure I take every opportunity to protect myself in case of injury or any other unforeseen circumstances down the road. "With the recent NCAA rule change regarding grad transfers, and the May 1 deadline approaching, entering the portal gives me the best chance to protect myself in those instances and maximize my opportunities as I go through the pre-draft process." Hawkins scored a career-high 12.1 points per game while adding 6.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.5 blocks over 35 games (all starts) this past season. He shot a career-best 36.9 percent from 3-point range and was named an All-Big Ten honorable mention. In 126 games (82 starts) for Illinois over four seasons, Hawkins has contributed 7.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. Also Tuesday, Illinois secured a transfer commitment from Evansville forward Ben Humrichous. In his first season of Division I basketball, Humrichous put up 14.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game while shooting 41.4 percent from deep. --Field Level Media

Former Florida Atlantic point guard Nick Boyd has transferred to San Diego State, the latter school announced Tuesday. Boyd has two seasons of eligibility remaining and was a member of the FAU team that lost to the Aztecs in the memorable 2023 Final Four. "Nick is everything you want in a player," San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher said. "He prioritizes winning first and foremost. He is an elite point guard as both a scorer and playmaker. His ability to score at all three levels, 3-point shot, midrange and at the rim make him very hard to defend." Boyd played in 88 games and made 51 starts in three seasons for the Owls. He averaged 8.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists and made 126 3-point baskets. Last season, Boyd averaged 9.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 27 games (14 starts). He knocked down 42 3-pointers. Boyd made a career-best 68 3-pointers and shot 40 percent from behind the arc in 2022-23, when FAU posted a school-best 35-4 record. The Owls were on the verge of reaching the national title game but San Diego State's Lamont Butler made a game-ending shot to end that dream and push the Aztecs into the championship game. Ironically, Butler just transferred from San Diego State to Kentucky. Boyd made the winning layup with 2.5 seconds remaining in FAU's 66-65 victory over Memphis in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament. That marked the Owls' first-ever NCAA win. --Field Level Media

Former Oklahoma State big man Brandon Garrison announced his commitment to Kentucky on Tuesday. The 6-foot-11 freshman averaged 7.5 points and 5.3 rebounds in 32 games (29 starts) for the Cowboys in 2023-24. The former McDonald's All-American shot a team-high 57.2 percent from the field for Oklahoma State. Garrison is the fifth transfer portal addition for new Wildcats coach Mark Pope, along with Lamont Butler (San Diego State), Otega Oweh (Oklahoma), Andrew Carr (Wake Forest) and Amari Williams (Drexel). --Field Level Media

Former Tennessee forward Jonas Aidoo has transferred to Arkansas. Aidoo entered the transfer portal on April 11 and declared for the NBA draft. He maintained his college eligibility while going through the draft process. The 6-foot-11 Aidoo averaged 11.4 points and 7.3 rebounds in 36 games this past season while earning second-team All-Southeastern Conference honors. He also had 66 blocked shots and was a first-team All-SEC defensive team selection. Aidoo's performance was a big upgrade from his first two college seasons. He averaged 2.1 points and 2.2 rebounds in 2021-22 and 5.1 points and 4.9 boards the following season as a sophomore. The former four-star prospect blocked 120 shots in 90 games (45 starts) with the Volunteers. He has career averages of 7.0 points and 5.3 rebounds. --Field Level Media

Wide receiver Michael Gallup signed a contract with the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not announced by the Raiders, however multiple media outlets reported it was a one-year, $3 million contract. Gallup was released by the Dallas Cowboys last month, clearing $9.5 million in salary cap space, ending his six-year stint with the team. With Las Vegas, Gallup likely would serve as the third receiver on the depth chart behind All-Pro Davante Adams and Jakobi Meyers. Gallup, 28, had 34 catches for a career-low 418 yards and two touchdowns last season. He had big seasons in 2019 and 2020 when he combined for 125 receptions, 1,950 yards and 11 touchdowns. He has totaled 266 catches for 3,744 yards and 21 touchdowns since being selected by Dallas in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft. --Field Level Media

The Cleveland Browns agreed to terms with former Los Angeles Rams center Brian Allen, the player's agents posted Tuesday on social media. AMDG Sports did not provide financial details for the 28-year-old veteran, who started 32 of his 50 games over five seasons with the Rams. Allen was drafted in the fourth round in 2018. In 2021, he made 16 starts in the regular season and four more in the playoffs as Los Angeles marched to a Super Bowl LVI championship. Allen then missed 22 of the Rams' 34 games over the past two seasons. He dealt with knee and thumb injuries in 2022 and lost his starting job to Coleman Shelton last season. The Browns have centers Ethan Pocic and Luke Wypler on the roster. Pocic made 15 starts last season for Cleveland, while Wypler played in five games (one start) as a 2023 rookie. --Field Level Media

The Baltimore Ravens exercised the fifth-year option on outside linebacker Odafe Oweh on Tuesday. Drafted with the 31st pick of the first round in 2021, Oweh will earn a guaranteed $13.251 million for the 2025 season. "We are happy to announce that the Ravens will be picking up Odafe Oweh's fifth-year option," general manager Eric DeCosta said. "We look forward to watching him play great football for us this year." Oweh, 25, has recorded 13 sacks, 38 quarterback hits, six forced fumbles and 99 tackles in 45 games (13 starts). He made five starts in 13 games last season, contributing five sacks, 12 QB hits and two forced fumbles. He missed four games with an ankle injury. --Field Level Media