The Facts: On Sunday's SportsCenter, NFL insider Jeremy Fowler reported that Wilson still doesn't expect the Seahawks to trade him this offseason. Furthermore, Seattle's front office remains opposed to moving him unless they received an unprecedented offer.
Diehards Line:
There are multiple factors at play, all likely dictating Wilson's return to Seattle next season. For one, trading Wilson would leave the team with a $39 million dead cap hit, all for a star quarterback who wouldn't even be on their roster. Seattle also doesn't have a plan in place to replace Wilson. The free-agent market offers Ryan Fitzpatrick, Alex Smith, Andy Dalton and Mitch Trubisky. Not only are each of those options drastically steep downgrades from an MVP-caliber passer, but they can't even be counted on to start for a full season. Trading Wilson, even if the return of draft capital is immense, would still leave the Seahawks with other problems. Another issue, the team already sent its 2022 first-round pick to the New York Jets for Jamal Adams. If a blockbuster deal happened, Seattle might find itself at the bottom of the NFL standings and not even having a top-five pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.