The Seattle Seahawks have been looking to get rid of quarterback Russell Wilson since before the start of the 2017 NFL season.
Russell Wilson is about to start a new stage in his career when the 2022 season begins, as he will play with the Denver Broncos after being traded by the Seattle Seahawks during the offseason.
The quarterback must be happy since his old team wanted him away for a long time. According to ESPN's Brady Henderson report, the Seahawks have sought to get rid of Russell Wilson multiple times since 2017.
John Schneider, general manager of Seattle, was one of the visitors to the Texas Tech pro day in 2017, where all the teams were in love with Patrick Mahomes. The manager was so infatuated with the now Chiefs QB that he would have drafted him.
A year later, Schneider sought to recruit Josh Allen, the Bills' star QB. Henderson adds that in 2018 the Seahawks offered Wilson to the Cleveland Browns for the No. 1 overall pick. The AFC North team rejected the proposal and chose Baker Mayfield, while Allen was chosen up to the number seven position.
Those rumors prompted Wilson to seek a no-trade clause in his next contract extension, which he signed in April 2019. At the time, the QB became the highest-paid player in NFL history with a 4-year deal. Years and $140 million.
Another reason the Wilson-Seahawks split was inevitable was the team's offensive game system. Seattle has been one of the teams that focuses its offense on the ground game and few passes through play action.
After the extension, Wilson was one of the first candidates for the MVP of the 2019 campaign since, in the first nine games of the season, he registered 2,505 yards with 22 touchdowns and an interception.
However, the game plan laid out by Brian Schottenheimer, the offensive coordinator at the time, dented his stats, and Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens was the trophy winner.
The following year, 'DangeRuss' recorded 14 touchdown passes in the season's first three games. Still, Schottenheimer's pro-run system complicated his MVP aspirations despite finishing the year with 4,212 yards and a career-high 40 TDs. Amount of his career.
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