Meanwhile, if they wait a year they’ll still be taking on a $26m dead cap hit in 2022 which is hardly spare change. With -$5m in effective cap space, they’d still be in better shape than 10 teams in the NFL. If the Seahawks trade Wilson, they’ll be $7m worse off in 2021.

The Rams just traded Jared Goff and acquired Matt Stafford and they’re $33m over the cap. Is the $39m such an anchor weighing down both parties that they’d endure a miserable final 12 months together?īecause let’s be right here - the Eagles just took a dead cap hit on Carson Wentz and they’re $43m over the cap. If the franchise quarterback and Head Coach are increasingly opposed, how can they continue to work together?Įqually, if Wilson’s camp are proposing trade partners to the team, as suggested in the Athletic article, how do you come back from this? That’s understandable but I also think it’s a slight red herring. Many people are drawn immediately to Wilson’s $39m cap hit. Wilson contacted Pete Carroll to ask how the Seahawks planned to address the offensive line this off-season but was not given a satisfactory answer, preempting the comments he made to Dan Patrick and the local media after the Super BowlĪsked if Wilson will be the Seahawks’ quarterback in 2021, a source close to the quarterback answered with just two words.Ī divorce feels like a greater possibility than ever. Wilson stormed out of a meeting pre-Arizona in week 11 when suggestions he made to fix the offense were dismissed Now, a new article in the Athletic - revealing Wilson’s growing discontent.

On Monday we had Michael Silver’s report laying the foundation for potential trade talks. Russell Wilson’s future continues to be a big talking point

Escape from Texas by James W. Russell