It appears the honeymoon between the Seahawks and Russell Wilson was long gone well before he was actually traded this past offseason.
The Seattle Seahawks’ March decision to trade Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos came after more than a year of speculation about what might happen between the two sides. The veteran quarterback on Thursday confirmed it wasn’t the first time his name came up in potential trade conversations.
“Definitely they tried to, a couple of times, tried to see what was out there,” Wilson said, via ESPN. “It’s part of the business, being a professional and everything else … I believe in my talents, of who I am, I feel I’m one of the best in the world.”
It was just earlier this week when ESPN reported that the Seahawks tried to trade Wilson to Cleveland for the No. 1 overall pick in 2018. The Browns would go on to select Baker Mayfield.
Wilson did push back against claims that he and his camp were upset by Seattle’s previous attempts to trade him.
“Upset is probably the wrong word,” he said. “I believe in my talent and who I am. I believe I’m one of the best in the world. I don’t worry about anything else other than that.”
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The new Broncos quarterback is getting set to face his old team in Week one.
Lumen Field in Seattle is notorious for being one of the loudest venues in football, and now Wilson will be on the receiving end of his former fan base.
Kickoff for the Broncos-Seahawks game is at 8:15 p.m. ET on ESPN.
