Russell Wilson 2022 rumors: Seahawks QB expected to be involved in trade talks in offseason, per report

The future Hall of Famer will own headlines once again in 2022

If you thought the original movie was one to watch, prepare yourself for the sequel. In the offseason that followed the conclusion of the 2020 season, the NFL was met with stunning news that Russell Wilson was disgruntled and looking to potentially part ways with the Seattle Seahawks. That was substantiated when his agent listed four teams Wilson would waive his no-trade clause for but, in the end, feathers were smoothed and Wilson continues to suit up in the Pacific Northwest, for now, at least.

Wilson is reportedly expected to again be the topic of a possible trade in the offseason to come, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

With the Seahawks struggling mightily in 2021 and, in particular, having gone just 1-3 since Wilson returned from a finger injury that required surgery to repair, things are worse now in Seattle than they were this time last season when they were 8-4 heading into Week 14 -- winning their final four games to land at 12-4. Currently sitting at an inverse of 4-8, while the Seahawks aren't yet out of the playoff picture, there's little hope they have time to dig themselves out of the hole they're in.

They finally ended a three-game slide by upsetting the visiting San Francisco 49ers in Week 13, and have a chance to begin their first win streak of the season if they can down the abysmal Houston Texans today, but then comes a meeting with the Los Angeles Rams, and they have a critical regular season finale against Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals.

Time will tell how the current season shakes out in Seattle, but it's clear things are far from settled as it relates to the team's plan for righting the ship for the future, because things aren't turning out as they had planned when they opted to forego any trade offers -- most notably a passionate push by the Chicago Bears -- to keep Wilson in tow. Initially, it was the defense that struggled while Wilson consistently attempted to save the day, but now it's Wilson struggling to regain his mojo.

If a divorce does arrive in act two of this play, it'll be interesting to see where Wilson lands, considering the at least two of the four teams that were initially named by his agent are presumably no longer in play. The Bears drafted Justin Fields in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft after the Seahawks ignored their advances, and the Dallas Cowboys answered with a historic contract awarded to two-time Pro Bowl quarterback Dak Prescott. 

That leaves only the Las Vegas Raiders and the New Orleans Saints, and with the former still seemingly all-in on Derek Carr, that leaves the latter, begging the question of just how committed Sean Payton would be to Jameis Winston if Wilson is made available. It was made clear by Wilson that he wants to play 20 years or more in the league, but that doesn't mean it'll be in Seattle.

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