We already expected the Russell Wilson trade rumors to swirl in the upcoming offseason, just as they did earlier this year, and Ian Rapoport of NFL.com is helping to fan those flames before the calendar flips to 2022. Earlier this week, independent reporter Jordan Schultz said that the Seahawks’ franchise QB would consider waiving his no-trade clause for the Broncos, Giants, and Saints (Twitter link), and Rapoport’s sources have confirmed that report.
Underscoring the trade chatter that began in earnest in February was the fact that Wilson’s agent, Mark Rodgers, told the Seahawks that, if the team were to consider a trade, Wilson would be open to the Cowboys, Saints, Raiders, or Bears. The Cowboys and Bears have since addressed their QB situations, and while it’s unclear what direction the Raiders will go in 2022, the Saints clearly still need quarterback help. Meanwhile, the Broncos and Giants profile as clubs that could seek an upgrade in the coming months, so it stands to reason that Wilson would add those outfits to his list.
As Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports recently pointed out, the Giants — who are presently slated to have two top-10 picks in the 2022 draft — have the resources to get a deal done, and the New York lifestyle is one that would appeal to Wilson and his celebrity wife, Ciara. Big Blue is likely to move on from GM Dave Gettleman, ownership is starting to get impatient with the Giants’ poor performance in recent years, and a Wilson trade could immediately propel the team back into contention.
The Broncos, of course, have been connected to both Aaron Rodgers and Deshaun Watson, so GM George Paton would have to think long and hard about Wilson if the seven-time Pro Bowler is indeed open to a move to Denver. However, neither the Broncos nor the Saints presently have the draft capital that the Giants possess.
The latest reporting on the Seahawks’ mindset suggested that the club may be more amenable to moving Wilson in 2022 than it was in 2021, though as Rapoport writes, Seattle is still largely in control of the situation. Wilson is under contract through 2023, and the ‘Hawks could deploy the franchise tag after that if necessary.
On the other hand, Wilson could make life difficult for the team if he decides he wants to leave, and when asked about the Schultz report, he did not offer a denial of any kind. He said simply, “I’m focused on what we’re doing here. Obviously I love Seattle. This is a place I’ve loved every day, every moment.”
The 4-8 Seahawks will attempt to keep their slim playoff hopes alive by taking down the 2-10 Texans this afternoon.
Solid run for the GM, HC, & Russ, but it feels like it’s over.
It’s been over for awhile now.
Ended when they passed that ball at the 1 with one of the greatest RBs to ever play the game in the backfield on the field. Never been the same since then.
It was a strange call, they still had a timeout. I can understand their reasoning to pass though. What I can’t understand is throwing an inside slant at the goal line with the defense keying on a run up the middle. I still can’t believe that.
It is likely the worst super bowl play call of all time
You all remember that the Patriots were involved in several spying incidents??? It was a terrible call, but also they knew that Seattle was passing because they video taped their signals. That is why a rookie CB jumped that route like he knew it was coming.
with that logic, they should have stopped the Eagles on that sweep/pass play and stopped the Giants both SBs.
Seems like the Seahawks are missing a couple of pieces that could be addressed in the off-season. You can’t win em’ all, sometimes you just have one of those seasons where things don’t go right. One position they need to address is RB. They want to be a grind you down type offense but haven’t had a steady presence in the backfield to do that.
They’ve already over-invested in running back. If you want a better running attack, build a better offensive line. Fixing their defense is much more important.
The only thing Seattle has invested at RB is a 1st Rd pick in Penny. Seattle declined his 5th yr option and most assuredly will not be returning next season. Every other RB on the roster are on rookie deals, or vet minimum contract (Collins), and Carson is under contract for one more season at a very inexpensive salary.
They also extended Chris Carson. They also invested a fourth rounder in a running back last year.
Carson is signed through next season only at like 4.5 mil. That combined with the Deejay Dallas 4th Rd pick, is not an overwhelming investment at the RB position. They need OL more than anything else. But they also either need to sign a RB or draft one. They absolutely need more at that position. They should have a large amount of cap space to work with next year too, as the cap is going up substantially and they already have a lot of flexibility cap wise currently as it stands right now.
So spend a mid to late round pick on another one. They have much bigger problems than running back, they have too little draft capital, and high round draft picks are rarely good values anyway.
No RB drafted last year. Only 3 picks. Eskridge, Brown, Forsythe. DJ Dallas was 2 years ago.
Are you trying to say the Hawks are good at RB because they resigned an injury-prone RB and a 4th round pick that barely plays?
More high round offensive line talent would help more than more middle-talent at RB. The Seahawks have enough of that and there’s cuts every year of good backs. High round offensive linemen have much higher success ratio and play for much longer.
I don’t really see how Wilson ends up on the Giants. Trading for Wilson would address their QB problem, but they’d still have a horrendous offensive line, a mediocre defense, and skills position players that cannot stay healthy.
On top of that, their cap situation is pretty terrible (one of the worst in the league for next year, only projected to have like $6 million in space), so I’m not sure how acquiring Wilson’s massive contract would even work unless you’re planning on cutting a bunch of players, which weakens the team further.
Sure, it’s an interesting idea, but logistically, I don’t see it.
Agreed. Unless they can acquire him for only one of those first round picks and maybe take back a bad contract, I don’t see it happening. Their best bet is to stick with Jones and get a better backup to compete. Use the five top 100 picks they have in the draft on O-line, edge, LB.
Saints cap issue is the same.
Seattle needs to rebuild. Clearly the worst roster in their division. Russ is still good, but no longer at the level where he can carry a team lacking this much talent. Don’t get me wrong they have some solid pieces, but I don’t see them contending anytime soon. I think Denver would be a perfect fit for him.
They swept the 49ers this season. “Clearly” their roster is better than the team they swept?? No accounting for one of the best five QBs in the league missing a month and then playing for a month while he was still injured?? OK. Incase you haven’t seen an NFL games in the past decade the Seahawks have a chance of winning every game that a HEALTHY Russ Wilson starts.
Jake Heaps, who is Wilson’s personal QB coach, reported on 710 ESPN Seattle that Wilson denied it. So did John Clayton.
I don’t know if this is just the media stirring the pot? Or maybe Wilson and his camp are playing games here?
Will be curious to see how it all plays out.
He’s great and usually healthy he could definitely have a career resurgence with another franchise. Hes already playing well just needs to be with a better franchise that has a chance to win in the next couple of years.
I suppose the Giants are on the list because they will get Wilson to the 500 career sack milestone the quickest.
>>> the Broncos and Giants profile as clubs that could seek an upgrade in the coming months, so it stands to reason that Wilson would add them to his list”
… Maybe his agent or the media is adding them to “his” list but Russell himself says no.
Wilson himself said that he would waive his no trade clause for Denver. I guess you skipped over the 1st paragraph of this article as well as other articles that were written that said the same, that Wilson would like to be traded to Denver.
Right. Show me that quote.
Wilson himself told the Seattle Times:
“Hopefully I get to play here for 20 years of my career,” Wilson said when he held his weekly news conference Thursday. “Will that happen? I don’t know. But that’s my prayer. That’s my hope.”
Wilson made the comment after having been asked about a report Wednesday from Jordan Schultz, the son of former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz who does sports reporting for several outlets, that Wilson “would strongly consider waiving his no-trade clause for the Giants, Broncos and Saints.”
Wilson called the report “a nonstory,” saying he had seen it because someone had shown it to him. “That’s not in my head right now at all”, Wilson said.” “I didn’t say that either…”
Either he’s lying, or the report is untrue.
I would like to be traded to Denver too! Doesn’t matter he is under contract and not getting traded.
Should have gotten rid of Carroll two seasons ago.
For who?? Which awesome coach is out there waiting to show Pete how it is done? Only the Patriots have more wins than Seattle since Pete took over. I don’t know why hawks fans are in such a hurry to be the Browns or the Panthers? The Seahawks problems stem from their failed drafts, not coaching or QB play. They need to tell the truth about LJ Collier, Rashad Penny, etc… and stop trying to outsmart everyone on draft day. This team hasn’t quit and that is because of Pete.
If I was in charge I would have tried to get Lincoln Riley after the 2020 season.
“celebrity wife” come on do better. Ciara is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, model, and actress.
Just as Brady moved to Tampa and further his brand as his wife, a move to NY makes sense for the Wilson family.
“do better”… barf.
I think celebrity, sums up singer songwriter actress model quite properly.
Please see John Clayton’s reporting on this story. He called it the most ridiculous story he has ever covered. Russell Wilson will not be traded for a handful of draft picks in what is widely seen as a poor draft class. I know Giants fans have nothing to hope for except this far fetched nonsense, but give us all break. The Seahawks have had exactly one franchise QB in their history and they aren’t trading him. He can be controlled for years under his current contract and years more with the franchise tag. They are not trading him so that his wife can have more fun at night time. Pete might be in trouble. Look at when Rodgers ran Mike McCarthy out of Green Bay. That is more likely than trading one the league’s elite QBs for a handful of lottery tickets.
Pete Carroll is an outstanding coach, but he’s physically aged quite quickly over the last three seasons. It may be time for Carroll to take on another less demanding role in football.
They swept the 49ers this season. “Clearly” their roster is better than the team they swept?? No accounting for one of the best five QBs in the league missing a month and then playing for a month while he was still injured?? OK. Incase you haven’t seen an NFL games in the past decade the Seahawks have a chance of winning every game that a HEALTHY Russ Wilson starts.
Pete will be gone after this year. Russ who has been talking to the owner Jody Allen every week will probably stay in Seattle and probably for his whole career. Reporters have asked Russ these questions point blank and since he is a terrible liar you can usually tell what he’s thinking. He stated that he didn’t say this found it funny and also stated that he will be in Seattle for another 10 years.
In a since I’ll believe it when I see it outside of that it’s just trash people trying to get people to look at them.