Report: Teams believe first three rounds form basis for trade with Russell Wilson

When Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson made public his desire to have a voice in personnel decisions and his frustration at getting hit too hard earlier this month, the Seahawks were said to be unhappy of that and it has led some to wonder if this is the first step. towards a departure of the team.

Wilson said it was up to the Seahawks whether he was available in a trade and the teams would have asked the question. NFL Media’s Michael Silver reports that a third of the league called the team on the possibility of a Wilson exchange.

Silver adds that these teams came back with the belief that the starting point for any serious conversation would be three first-round picks. It’s a bit different from the word earlier this month that there was no way the team would trade Wilson, although it’s not clear if anyone has expressed willingness to move that number. of assets in Seattle as part of an exchange.

Trading Wilson would force the Seahawks to take $ 39 million in dead money off their cap, although waiting to process a trade after June 1 would see them push $ 26 million into the 2022 season. Silver also reported that the Seahawks got Wilson’s message and that there was an opportunity to allay his concerns before any trade was on the table.