Russell Wilson would have declined a trade with the Eagles?

Russell Wilson is the current quarterback for the Denver Broncos.

Although he won Super Bowl XLVIII with the Seahawks, Wilson had to deal with a very complicated first season with the Broncos with a record of 5 wins for 12 losses, the worst in the AFC West.

Russell Wilson was traded from Seattle to Denver in March 2022 but he could have landed in a completely different team. Indeed, before the trade for Denver, the Seahawks would have reached an agreement with the Eagles for the veteran quarterback. However, Wilson reportedly declined this trade.

Jake Heapscoach of the Quarterback, also said that Wilson would have also refused a trade with the Washington Commanders.

“The reason why this [accord] happened so quickly and progressed so quickly is that, one, Denver has been working on this behind the scenes for a while now. The other reason is the Seahawks were limited, guys. There is no real leverage if there are only a certain number of teams that Russell Wilson is actually interested in or willing to waive his no-trade clause.

“He refused Washington’s offer [Commanders]. He turned down an offer from Philly during the Combine. And the Denver situation was the clear, number one choice for him over all those other teams. » Heaps said.

Russell Wilson will have finally been traded to the Broncos in exchange for a 2022 first-round pick, a 2022 second, a 2022 fifth, a 2023 first-round, a 2023 second, Tight End Noah Fant, Defensive End Shelby Harris as well as Quarterback Drew Lock.

If Russell Wilson had accepted the offer from Philadelphia, it would have completely reshuffled the cards for last season, notably with Jalen Hurts on the bench as he managed to take the Eagles to the Super Bowl.