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Could the Chicago Bears land disgruntled Seahawks QB Russell Wilson this offseason?
For the past few weeks, it has been reported that Wilson and the Seahawks have been at odds after the QB publicly complained about wanting more input in the team’s personnel decisions during an appearance on the Dan Patrick Show.
"I want to be involved. At the end of the day, it's your legacy, your team's legacy…. It helps to be involved more. That dialogue should happen more often." – Russell Wilson says that players should have input because they get a sense of who loves the game and is good (@dpshow)
— Andrew Perloff (@andrewperloff) February 9, 2021
“A source told me that the Seahawks’ management is not happy with Russell Wilson and his camp for taking this to the media,” Patrick said. “You wonder if they’re going to be able to co-exist. . . . The current situation is not sustainable. That’s what I was told.” https://t.co/URmxKLcJ4d
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) February 11, 2021
On Thursday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter dropped a bombshell report when he revealed that if the Seahawks intend to trade Wilson he would only waive his no-trade clause for the Cowboys, Saints, Raiders, and Bears.
Russell Wilson has told the Seahawks he wants to play in Seattle but, if a trade were considered, the only teams he would go to are the Cowboys, Saints, Raiders and Bears, his agent Mark Rodgers said to ESPN.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 25, 2021
Russell Wilson also has a no-trade clause in his contract. So, in the end, Wilson holds the cards. https://t.co/05E66lg2sS
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 25, 2021
According to NFL insider Mike Garafolo, the Bears have been “really persistent” in trading for Wilson after learning the QB had put the team on his shortlist of teams he would be interested in getting traded to.
The Bears… would do cartwheels to get Russell Wilson at this. They have been really persistent from what I’m told in reciprocating the interest
.@MikeGarafolo was on a few minutes ago with @JasonPuckett20 & @Slickhawk12. Mike shares the interest of the Bears regarding Russell Wilson & that the Seahawks want to keep Russ. pic.twitter.com/eyGR9rxapu
— 93.3 KJR (@933KJR) February 25, 2021
In the end, Garafolo doesn’t believe the Seahawks will actually trade Wilson this season.
The Seahawks have every intention of keeping Russell Wilson as their QB for this upcoming season and then we’ll see where we go from there, that’s my impression.