9:57pm: Wilson has signed his no-trade provision and passed his physical, making the deal official on his end, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter (via Twitter). The other players involved in the trade still have to take their physical.
12:46pm: The Seahawks have agreed to trade Russell Wilson to the Broncos, as NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero tweets. The deal will see multiple draft picks go to Seattle, plus quarterback Drew Lock, defensive lineman Shelby Harris, and tight end Noah Fant (Twitter link). 
Details are still emerging, but when all is said and done, the deal will see three players (Lock, Harris, and Fant) go to Seattle along with two first-round picks, two second-round picks, and a fifth-round pick. The Broncos, meanwhile, get Wilson plus a Round 4 choice (Twitter link via Jay Glazer of FOX Sports). Even when accounting for Wilson’s talent and accomplishments, it all adds up to a solid haul for the Seahawks.
The Seahawks have been at odds with their star quarterback for quite some time. Now, after years of speculation, they’ve finally turned the page. The Broncos, meanwhile, have a Hall of Fame worthy quarterback for the first time since Peyton Manning‘s retirement.
Previously, head coach Pete Carroll said that the Seahawks had “no intention” of moving Wilson. Ultimately, however, Wilson wanted a new start. The Seahawks also get an opportunity at something of a clean slate. Wilson’s $35MM-per-year contract wasn’t necessarily outsized, but it was a blocker on their books. Now, Carroll & Co. can reshape the team as they see fit — perhaps with a QB with less gripes about the rest of the roster.
“At this time of year, there’s conversations about everybody, and it’s commonplace for us to have conversations with teams about all of the players, particularly marquee players,” Carroll said recently. “That’s not changed. It’s been the same every year. It’s the same…We have no intention of making any move there. But the conversations, [GM] John [Schneider] has to field those, he always has. But nothing specific.”
Wilson has had his eyes on the Broncos for a while, dating back to his four-team list of acceptable trade destinations. Still, in interviews, the 33-year-old tried to slow the rumor mill down.
“I’ve been fortunate to be able to play ten amazing years in Seattle,” Wilson said roughly three weeks ago. “My hope and goal is to be back there and keep winning there. That’s the vision, that’s the goal. That’s always been it, never been anything different.”
Wilson has been connected to a number of teams this year, including the newly-crowned Washington Commanders. They were said to have sent a “strong offer,” though it’s unclear if they approached the Broncos’ mega-package. Wilson, of course, holds a no-trade clause, so it’s possible that the Broncos had the second-best offer en route to the winning bid.
The Broncos also had the cap room to accommodate the deal, unlike some of the other teams tied to Wilson. Heading into today, they had $41.999M in cap space. So, even before factoring in Lock and Harris, Denver had the room necessary to take on the deal.
The Broncos may agree to give Wilson a brand-new deal as a part of the trade. So far, we’ve yet to hear any word on that front. For now, they’ve got the superstar under contract for two more non-guaranteed years.
WOW!
WHAAAAAAAAAT???!!!
Great move Denver. Y’all really needed a solid QB. Interested in seeing what all is involved in the trade and how things are going to hash out in that division moving forward now.
Also curious to see what veterans want to make their way to Denver now. I’m sure they gave up a ton, but that’s a ring chasing destination now.
Exactly. For one I’d say that the chances of Von Miller returning there might have just gone up. Maybe substantially
Who cares about Von Miller? He didn’t do much for the Rams until the playoffs so let him get a big payday and the Rams can use the cap space on a younger player. Von did what he was brought to LA to do and win a Super Bowl now move on.
Oh man. Lets see the package
That’s what she said!
Heeeeeeey ohhhhhhhh
Im not sure you can say that?
“Im sorry i though this was america!”
#PromNight
WOW
That nice. Recouping some of those picks they gave the Jets for a safety.
I just realized that by acquiring the 9th pick, Seattle traded to one slot in front of what was supposed to be their own pick.
And now have Jamal Adams and don’t have Russell Wilson. Yikes.
Awesome trade for Seattle . They will reap the benefits of this trade for years to come . Sorry Broncos Fans ..
They certainly could. In the long run, I don’t think it’ll help either team get back to being a contender. The players are all useless to Seattle and they only get two firsts. Denver isn’t in position to be a true contender even with Wilson.
I don’t think you watch much football mister. A top 10 defense just got a top 5-10 qb. Denver is a top tier contender after this trade
I don’t think Denver will maintain that defensive ranking, but their offensive roster looks great. It’s less proven than, say, KC or LAC, but on paper it has more positives across the board position wise. That’s just on paper, remember. But Denver has more depth at receiver, a potentially good young back, and a now solid offensive line.
On defense, there is a great corner group, but the contracts there are iffy, especially long term. Losing Harris is a huge loss along the line, but they’re figured to draft some defensive help, and this trade and their current roster makeup almost guarantee this. Fangio had a lot of guys playing very well, but there are a couple of places where Denver could improve and with a new defense, they’ll have to. I’m looking Forrest’s mostly to seeing how their defense does next year, especially with a few players coming back from injury.
I expect Denver’s defense to regress and I don’t think this makes Denver better than KC, plus Herbert is likely to continue rising. I think LAC will be a true contender next season.
Haven’t we been waiting for the chargers to be “true contenders” for a while now ? Those San Diego teams (yes I know they are in la now) between them and padres just can’t seem to get to the next level
You mean they will Reek for the next few years. Seattle has an old washed up coach, Now they don’t have a top 20 QB, They have no cap space. Good times ahead in Seattle.
Better hope the picks work out.
Lock is trash. Fant is a bust. Shelby hardly gets penetration at the line and is good for 5 or 6 batted passes a year.
Good luck with that.
I wouldn’t call fant a bust. He hasn’t really had a good qb throwing to him. Not saying he will in Seattle either but he’s not a bust
Take note Green Bay. This is what a good GM does when it’s time to rebuild.
EXACTLY
Why do people keep acting like Green Bay is a team in collapse? They’re really good and in a conference that keeps getting weaker.
Green Bay will make the playoffs but never be a real threat to make the Super Bowl. If you are happy with that, good for you.
They made it to the conference championship two of the last three years. The last two teams that beat them just lost their QB and are switching to an untested young QB, respectively. They still have top talent at key positions. This idea that they’re doomed to never make or win the super bowl because they haven’t in recent years is silly. Rodgers has as many super bowl wins as Brees. He has as many as Peyton had at his age. They’re in play every year and now the conference is weaker. Do you also think the Bills have no chance because they keep losing in the playoffs?
Glad to see Oooof still shining Rodgers shoes.
lol, I’m far from the guy’s biggest fan off the field, but the criticisms of him as a top QB capable of going the distance on here are ridiculous.
Personal dislike for a player>player’s actual abilities
But they have Super Bowl wins so I don’t get why you are using “never”
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Good.
Elway and company now have the best quarterback Denver has had since… Elway?
They had Peyton Manning.
Yes, which is why I hedged my bets with a question mark. Manning was past his prime but still very good when Denver acquired him. So is Wilson in his prime better than Peyton was at that point? Fair question to ask.
Well, Manning won a MVP, finished 2nd in MVP voting, and made 3 Pro Bowls during his 4 years there.
They got whooped in one SB with him, and won a SB with him.
As a Broncos fan, if RW plays 4 seasons, and we get a SB out of it, I’ll gladly take it.
He got whooped by Russel Wilson
He got whooped by the Legion of Boom. RW didn’t have to do much that game.
Haha bro Peyton set the single season record for TD passes and yards..
Blah. Elway won two SBs at the twilight of his career, but beyond that he was such an overrated quarterback in every way. Even those last two playoff runs he was extremely mediocre.
Elway was overrated? Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ was overrated, too.
Even more so than Elway?
Elway was the most dynamic Quarterback to ever play the game. He had everything. That arm was legendary and he could do things with his legs and body that only Vick could do. He was held back by years of Reeves forcing a mediocre run game until they were inevitably behind in the 4th and Reeves would just turn to John and say “it’s up to you now”!
He dragged 3 very average teams to a Super Bowl. When he finally had a run game he won back to back.
Manning put up three pro bowls, two All Pros, one of the greatest seasons of all time in 2013, two Super Bowl appearances, and a Super Bowl win in Denver. I don’t think your question needed to be asked.
Manning’s first two years in Denver he led the league in QBR(79.6 and 79.0), and finished 2nd and 1st in the MVP voting.
Wilsons best QBR year ever was his rookie season at 72.7 and he has only been above 70 three times in his ten years. His last two years he sits at 67.1 and 54.7. I know Wilson is more mobile, but his 23 ypg over the last two years does not even come close to making up that difference.
So no, he is not what Manning was.
Peyton Manning was awesome for me in fantasy. I picked him up with a sixth round pick when he was returning from injury, then used a keeper on him for several years after that.
Wilson, now, is better than what Manning was then.
Elway isn’t the GM anymore.
And Peyton Manning says hi.
I know Elway isn’t the GM but he does advise. I just put his name in there to make a play on words. And see my comment above about Peyton.
WHATS THE PACKAGE
WHATS IN THE BOX
And what’s behind Door Number One???
That’s wild. Wow
How can this be? All of the fantasy football GMs here said Wilson was never going to be traded? LOL! Nobody is off limits, it’s just the price tag needs to be negotiated.
They got the best QB out there, he is healthy and 5 years younger than Rodgers. Great move, but they gave up some talent and good picks.
Age doesn’t mean much when you’re coming off back to back mvp seasons. Think any team would rather have Rodgers over Wilson if they had similar contracts
Garapollo to Steelers or Commanders
Please not the Steelers. If the Niners were to cut him then maybe, but I really don’t want them trading assets for Jimmy G because to me he wouldn’t be enough of an upgrade over using Rudolph for a year… and I am one of the biggest critics of Mason that you’ll find.
Not sure I see Jimmy G in a Steelers uniform. Unless they don’t sign someone else or draft a QB. He just had surgery on his throwing arm. Maybe after the draft once he shows he can throw.
Maybe now some Steelers fans will stop dreaming about Aaron Rodgers in the black and gold?
Not one Steeler fan thought that was even a remote possibility.
Sure hope Denver kept the core of their young skill players, that could be a very scary offense
Multiple 1st and drew lock
Pretty sure they’d have to include a 1st just to get rid of Lock.
Not sure if any of these guys will be in the package, but so curious to see what Jeudy, Sutton, and Fant can do with a real QB.
None of those guys will be going to Seattle. Guaranteed. Patrick or Hamler I could see.
I could see Fant or Albert O being part of it.
I was going to say the same. Either a TE or CB possibly. SEA is pretty set at WR and not sure they want a $10mil per year guy like Patrick. I was going to say possibly Chubb so they wouldn’t have to use as much draft capital and this is supposed to be a deep dline class, but can’t see them sending him and Harris now.
I stand corrected it looks like Fant is going to Seattle.
Lol Fant is included
Poor Fant, just can’t escape Drew Lock.
Most likely. But I could see Geno or Eason beating out Lock and throwing to him this year. Not sure if either of those would be an upgrade probably just a lateral move.
All of those are tank options. Maybe they like one of the QBs in this year’s draft.
A GM was asked during the combine on who the best Qb in the draft was and his answer was Trubisky. That’s all you need to know.
Some GMs are terrible at their jobs.
@MC Tim C- Fant is in the deal, so your guarantee didn’t come to fruition lol
I stopped reading after Jeudy and Sutton which was my fault and then when I realized Fant was also in there I acknowledged I was wrong lol
That guarantee looks pretty bad now doesn’t it?
This didn’t age well at all. Your guarantee means absolutely nothing
Just last week someone on here was saying no chance Russ moves… that’s why you never say no chance in sports
Strong commitments from front offices usually wind up being kiss of death type situations where they pull a 180 and do the opposite.
Well Vegas…. Your turn.
Yeah, I could understand building around Carr, but now he could be the worst QB in the division and definitely with the worst supporting cast.
I’m not arguing with you Oof, but I also want to add that it’s not a bad division if Carr’s your worst option.
The problem is that carr is their best option Lol
2 1st round picks , 2 second round picks and 3 players , lock is one of them
did I just become a broncos fan?
Guess we’re handing it off to Penny now eh? All you young Hawks fans will now get a chance to see what it was like for us to be a Seahawks fan in the 90’s
My favorite iteration was postseason OT Matt hasselbeck
Penny is a free agent, no?
Exactly as I said !!!!!!!
If Russ moves it’ll be to Denver cause they make the most sense. I said they probably wouldn’t cause they seem so fixed on Rodgers but after his extension they obviously just alternated to Russ and here we have it.
Teddy and Gordon leaving in FA, the obvious need at QB and you do have the team set up for someone to come in and win straight away
Good call man
Good call, I was about to add that, as well. Very astute.
Denver got fleeced. Wilson’s play has been declining lately. No reason to think a resurgence happens in Denver. Smart move by Seattle. They cashed in while they still could.
His play hasn’t been declining. He threw for 40 TD’s just last season. He was also playing really well this season until the finger injury. He clearly wasn’t 100% recovered from that injury when he came back.
Nope
He threw for 40 touchdowns 2 years ago in 2020 not last season
This season was the 2021 season. Last season was the 2020 season.
The season is over when you say last season it’s comprehended as the season that just happened
Two firsts AND two seconds!!!!!!!! Denver got a QB but gutted their chances of surrounding him with talent. Total win now move.
Denver has more than enough talent already – good group of receivers (Sutton, Jeudy, Hamler, etc), good RBs (Williams, Gordon). They just needed a top level QB who could take advantage of that talent. If the Rams had taken your advice they would have Goff at QB and one less Super Bowl trophy.
They don’t have Fant
They have talent already
They had a win now roster aside from QB. Solid line, super talented secondary, excellent pass catching talent. Plus now they’ll be a destination for veterans who want to contend.
Seems like the Seahawks kinda got hosed. Like basically the package they gave the jets for Adams plus Lock and some okay players.
Find it difficult this is the best they could have done. Maybe they sold low on Russ but still two 1s and 2s seem pretty subpar for a top 7 QB
He hasn’t played very well for a few seasons now and missed half the season last year. Pretty fair trade for both teams.
You say Top 7? When you actually start counting them off, you will see that ain’t true.
Rogers mahomes murray dak jackson stafford Herbert?
Add Carr, Allen and Burrow to the list of QB’s currently better than Wilson.
Carr? Stanford? Stafford wins with an all star lineup and kupp playing like he’s jerry rice and now he’s a top 10 qb? Did we forget how bad he was on the lions ?
He wasn’t bad on the Lions..the team was just bad.
If you’re not going to say he’s good with good players then don’t say he was bad with bad players. Who realistically could have done significantly better with that lions roster?
Lol Carr? No chance that Carr is better then Wilson in any way shape or form. And he didn’t even come close missing half of the season. What are you talking about?
Murray? No one would take Murray over Wilson.
They gave up 2 first for Adams. They got 2 first, 2 2nds, a solid TE, and two other players for Wilson. How is that even close to the same?
@slund24- Bradley McDougald and a 3rd also went the Jets way, in addition to those two 1st round picks.
Just checked if it was April 1st….
Well everyone knew the Broncos were going for the big splash with new ownership coming on board.
Seahawks get
2022 1st & 2nd
2023 1st & 2nd
2022 5th
Drew Lock
Shelby Harris
Noah Fant
Denver gets
Russell Wilson
2022 4th
YESSS!!! Way to go Paton!!
The Fant part stings a bit but….YES!!
Fant was uncommonly dynamic, and had a “go to me in crunch time” energy that was impactful when Denver’s struggling offense needed yardage. That said, Okwegbunam is a similar player, but seemingly on to a lesser degree. I think there’s a drop off, but what seemed like a redundant pick now has given Denver a little bit of security.
Fant was a good get for Seattle, but he’ll likely have to block more there, which was not exactly his specialty in Denver. We’ll see how Lock does, but whomever throws him the ball will welcome Fant’s dynamism as a receiver.
Yeah, Fant was ‘that guy’ when it came to TE. They’ll need to replace them without draft capital as that’s an oft injured position.
In Seattle’s case, they’re going to need to sign another QB to compete with Lock. Trubisky is probably the only one that will go as most of the 2nd tier QBs are in the NFC. I’m not sure how sensitive teams are about that. They might be able to wrangle Minshew from Philly which would be a good marketing move him being from a Washington college and all, but I don’t know.
Schultz would fit nicely in Denver to replace Fant
Cowboys already tagged him
Seen it after my comment. My bad.
Getting Wilson helps but at this time I would still place them 4th in AFC West and not making playoffs.. have a rookie head coach playing in a brutal division. There weapons at QB, RB, WR and TE are ok but don’t rank in Top 5 in AFC…
You’d really put them behind the Raiders? I certainly wouldn’t.
The Broncos have better WR and RB and it’s not close. Raiders obviously have the better TE. Broncos now have the better QB.
It all comes down to their defense. If it holds up I’d argue that, if not, you could be right on rank.
They do have a solid RB/WR core though, believe it. That’s one reason Wilson signed the papers. When Hamler comes back, look out.
I can see placing Broncos 3rd but I don’t think it is a slam dunk. I would take Wilson over Carr but Carr is a legit well above average QB. Raiders have Waller when healthy a monster and Renfro has developed into a very good WR. Jacobs is a solid RB still. I agree I like Williams upside. Need to hope for Williams development they don’t bring back Gordon.. Gordon is an OK back but a big time fumbler. He cost the Broncos an upset W at end of season vs KC with a fumble..
I don’t know, I would have Denver potentially at two and competing for first. But that is entirely conditional on the state of their defense under the new coaching staff. I think LAC has a lot of work to do on defense, and the Raiders are going through a transition with a few questions of their own personnel wise at a few positions. The West is, in my mind, the best division in football currently and I think any team there could compete well with any other team in any other division.
Well…congratulations Seattle you are now the Commanders with a worse defense. What a joke.
They could’ve had Kaepernick for $5 mil.
They still can. I don’t think that Drew Lock will make the roster.
Seattle has 1 All Pro in their last 52 draft selections…Punter Michael Dickson. What are they going to do… draft two more LJ Colliers and a Rashad Penny?? What a sad day in Seattle. End of winning football for decades to come.
There goes one piece of Rodgers’ leverage with Green Bay and one suitor.
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I suppose with Lock being included, Wilson will get to keep his #3.
Smart move by Paton. Got the jump on others by making this move once Rodgers was off the table. Losing all the draft picks is gonna hurt for a bit but hopefully can be made up in other ways. Plus = got rid of Lock. I wonder if Seattle will be looking for their next QB at #9? Certainly they can’t be thinking of Lock & Smith battling it out for #1.
They better not draft a QB at #9. There is not a franchise QB in this draft class… or maybe the next 5. What a mistake. The Seahawks will be looking for their next QB for a decade or longer. They have only had 1 franchise QB in their entire history so it might be another 45 years. Now we are as bad as the Broncos used to be. Disaster.
Bryce Young and CJ Stroud I’d say that’s not a bad QB class to be going into with 2 picks
And they got that “franchise QB” in the 3rd round…so you just don’t know.
Look at the last time the Rams had any decent draft picks
Cooper Kupp?? Scouted out of Eastern Washington. Drafted and developed into the number one WR in the league. Hawks have a punter.
Let’s see kupp do if for more than a season before calling him the top receiver in the league. By your logic Parsons is the 2nd best defender in the league because he finished 2nd in dpoy and one season stats mean everything right ?
I guess the 433 catches for 5517 yards and 40 TDs in 5 seasons make him an overnight sensation. BTW, he’s had a very solid career prior to this season but broke out because he now has a legit QB getting the ball to him.
Didn’t say overnight sensation I said he isn’t the top receiver in the league.
What number picks did SEA just acquire? High first? Mid first? Late first? Same with the second.
Depending on how high those picks are is what determines whether this was a good deal or just a big pile of stuff.
WHO they draft will determine whether this is good. The players they received are all average (JAGs). The picks are probably nothing cause they will draft two LJ Colliers and a Rashad Penny with them. Worst trade in Seahawks history.
How many first round picks in the top ten have the Seahawks had in the last decade? Zero is the answer. Trying to compare Collier at the end of the first round to a top ten pick is just not apples to apples. Penny looked pretty legit the end of last season too…just saying
A very fair trade. No one got hosed. Both teams got great value.
WHAT!!! Hawks hosed themselves. This is not value for RW!!!!
Continue your emotional rants
Emotional? This trade was graded by ESPN experts as a D+. They are probably just being emotional.
If This is what Rus Wilson is worth, Jimmy
G has to be able to fetch a future 7th rounder (maybe 2028).
“Russell Wilson has been telling folks he wants “Mahomes money” when contract negotiations begin again a year from now. Seems apparent the Seahawks had no interest in going there.”
Dude supposedly so religious he stayed a virgin but didn’t read far enough into that book to see Greed listed right next to Lust?
K.
American Christianity has really looked the other way on the greed thing.
They are Calvinists not actual “Christians”. Jesus said give away your possessions and follow me. Jesus said if you have two coats you should give one to someone that is cold. These people believe Jesus want them to make 45 million per season and kids in South East Asia to work in a GAP factory for .85 per day. It’s God’s will. Who are we to question?!
He may be a Christian but the nflpa is a union run by lawyers who are evil
You are known by the company you keep and all that. The NFLPA is made up of National Football League Players
Lol ya a bunch of braindead nfl players run the nflpa. They’re just the face that the attorneys who run the unions hide behind
Still could have traded him after this year for a couple of picks and Drew “What’s-his-name” when there might be a rookie QB worth drafting. Hawks had him under contract for another two seasons and then had franchise tags available for three more seasons. That would have taken Hawks through his prime without one more new deal. He would have complained but who cares???
The two choices is that either he gets the money, or the owner gets the money. I’m a Christian, but see no problem when him wanting to get the money.
So, Russel Wilson is jumping on a grenade of sin to save the owners’ souls?
He’s being greedy to prevent their greed?
Wonder if Seattle will roll with Geno Smith at the start of the year. Can’t imagine Drew Lock or a rookie actually being the starter.
Can’t imagine Drew Lock makes the roster!
Trade for Jalen Hurts from Philly who will draft a QB with one of their 3 first rounders and also have Minshew.
Would rather trade for Minshew.
Hopefully Geno isn’t even in camp
Hawks need to trade for Gardner Minshew
That the first is a top ten pick and (I assume) the second is early, as well makes me like this deal a lot more for Seattle than some of the hot takes.
This is a good start to a rebuild.
Why would you rebuild? If you don’t have a QB in the NFL your only job is to get a QB. A good start to a rebuild is having a plan to replace the best player in the history of your franchise. I might agree you with you if the FO in Seattle had shown any aptitude for drafting in the last six years. Last 52 draft choices produced 1 All Pro and that is their punter. This is stupid. More likely that Hawks spend the next 35 years looking for a franchise QB. Ask the Bears or Commanders how easy it is to find a QB.
Get a grip. If you thought they were going to compete for a championship this year, you’re nit in reality. How would they build a championship roster when RW would be making $50M (20% of the cap)? You are just being emotional instead of looking at the big picture. If we were a real contender, I get the concern, but we weren’t
Dawg. The reason Seattle was not a contender is because Pete and John have failed at drafting the last 5 to 6 years, not because of the QB’s cap number. Not emotional about RW. Don’t trust the plan or the talent evaluation of the FO. Case in point: They took Drew Lock back in the trade and seem to think he can play QB in the NFL. If the Broncos thought they could build a Super Bowl team with Lock and the Number 9 pick, then they would have! The inability to build around RW and DK, the failure of the last 5 drafts, and the fact that these guys thought Matt Flynn, Charlie Whitehurst, and Drew Lock were NFL starters. This makes me question the ability of the FO to build a roster that is relevant in the NFL. It’s not emotional to question Pete and John. I’m not their grandma and they are not above questioning. Trade your franchise QB if you have a plan/path to your next QB.
Guess the Broncos can lose this year and for years to come with Wilson at QB. Paton just traded the future for a fading QB.