Russell Wilson

The Seahawks have agreed to trade quarterback Russell Wilson to the Broncos in exchange for three players and multiple draft picks, sources told ESPN's Adam ...

Wilson, according to a source, always planned on revisiting his concerns after the 2021 season. Had Wilson remained on Seattle's roster as of March 20, the Seahawks would have owed him his $5 million bonus. Wilson's trade comes 13 months after his frustrations with the organization bubbled to the surface. The Seahawks also are releasing All-Pro linebacker Bobby Wagner, another franchise cornerstone who was drafted on the same day as Wilson in 2012, in a move that will save them $16.6 million in cap space. That includes base salaries of $19 and $22 million, with $5 million March roster bonuses in each year making up the remainder. His trade will save the Seahawks $11 million in 2022 cap space. Wilson sensed he was going to have to move on, and if he did, he wanted to be going to a winning program. The other players involved in the trade still have to pass their physicals. Carroll said general manager John Schneider's standard response to teams inquiring about Wilson is that the Seahawks aren't shopping their quarterback, according to The (Tacoma) News Tribune. One league source estimated the total to be over a dozen teams. But in recent days, as trade talks with Seattle heated up, it became clear that Wilson was the Broncos' Plan A. The Broncos and Packers had not discussed a Rodgers trade this offseason. Enter the 33-year-old Wilson.

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An NFL network report in January claimed that Wilson was not going to demand a trade, but that he “wants to investigate other destinations to see if those would put him in a better position to win another championship and create the legacy he sees for himself.” But there had been whispers as recent as January this year that Wilson was beginning to think his future lay elsewhere in the league. However, the scouting meeting didn’t strain relations enough to prevent the Seahawks and Wilson coming to an agreement on a four-year, $AUD191m contract in 2019. The 33-year-old enjoyed a dazzling start to life in Seattle, winning a Super Bowl in his second season and a Super Bowl appearance in his third. In the lead-up to the NFL draft, a Seahawks delegation led by general manager John Schneider and head coach Pete Carroll conducted a scouting mission on one of the brightest quarterback prospects in recent memory. He also led the Seahawks to the postseason in eight of the ten seasons he was under centre.