Seahawks not talking contract with Russell Wilson is fake news
By Lee Vowell
Some politicos saying “fake news” should not be actual news. Russell Wilson will stay with the Seahawks, though. Anything else is poppycock.
The Seahawks are going to have Russell Wilson as their quarterback for the next 2,000 years. Young readers might have been alarmed at Adam Schefter’s report that Seattle and Wilson have not had talks about a contract extension. Don’t be, dear reader. It’s offseason hype.
Don’t get me wrong. Schefter knows more about the ins-and-outs of the NFL than I ever will. He was simply talking about whether Seattle and Wilson has had contract extension talks. They haven’t. Nor should they. Sure, the quarterbacks in professional football get all the buzz. They make it rain as far as money so Schefter was simply giving an update on an elite rainmaker.
Still, should 12s really care that Wilson hasn’t had talks about an extension? No. Of course not. Wilson is under contract through 2019 and Seattle has other immediate needs.
First of all, Wilson isn’t going anywhere. Let’s say Wilson’s agent,Mark Rodgers, balks at the first attempt of a Seahawks offer for a long-term contract. That is kind of Rodgers’ job, right? He gets paid if his client gets paid and he obviously wants the best for his client.
Secondly, even if Seattle and Wilson can’t reach a deal, Seattle would just franchise Wilson. Probably the same way the Seahawks will franchise Frank Clark if Clark doesn’t sign a longer-term deal.
Lastly, the 2019 offseason is not the time to extend Wilson. That time comes in 2020. Seattle needs to focus more on getting Clark extended and signing either K.J. Wright or Mychal Kendricks. Wilson is simply being discussed because this is the slower news time of year for the NFL between the Super Bowl and free agency and the draft.
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Russell Wilson will be the quarterback with the Seahawks for the next five years at least. He is still young enough to be very good for several more seasons. It isn’t if Seattle extends their quarterback, it is only when.