Earlier this week, there was a wild rumor that emerged from Chris Simms of NBC Sports who stated he heard about the Seattle Seahawks discussing a mega trade that would’ve sent quarterback Russell Wilson to the Cleveland Browns for the No. 1 overall pick.
PFT’s Mike Florio added that he was able to confirm the news.
Days later and the head coach of the Browns at that time is now speaking on it.
Hue Jackson told Zach Gelb of CBS Sports that none of this is true:
“I’ve never heard anything so crazy in my life,” Jackson said. “I’m sure John Dorsey and John Schneider are really tight and I’m sure if they’re having conversations on their own and just jiving around and doing those kinds of things. I would think if something was serious about that, we — the executive team — and the organization would have known. I never heard that.”
“I know this is a down time in sports, so everyone is buying every little thing they can talk about. Baker Mayfield has played two seasons for the Cleveland Browns and we’re talking about something that happened two years ago. I know it didn’t happen. It was never brought to my attention. No one on my staff knew anything about it. This is all new news to me.”
A year after that news, the Seahawks gave Russell Wilson a record-breaking four-year, $140 million deal. He still remains the highest paid player in the league.
