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Seahawks should trade Russell Wilson, if they want to be awful

By Todd Vandenberg

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 14: Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks during the NFL International Series game between Seattle Seahawks and Oakland Raiders at Wembley Stadium on October 14, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 14: Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks during the NFL International Series game between Seattle Seahawks and Oakland Raiders at Wembley Stadium on October 14, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS – JANUARY 05: Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks scrambles in the pocket against the Dallas Cowboys in the first half during the Wild Card Round at AT&T Stadium on January 05, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

The Seahawks face a looming deadline to sign Russell Wilson. Of course, this started another round of trade rumors. How likely, and how wrong, would this be?

It isn’t often you hear about an NFL team willing to trade their star player. That’s especially true when that star is the quarterback. It’s even less common when that quarterback is coming off his best statistical season of his career. Hey, did I mention he’s just 30 years old, and never missed a start in his seven seasons with the Seahawks? Seems a bit odd to trade away Russell Wilson. But I’ll take a look at some other great signal-callers who were traded away for comparison.

The most recent I can think of is certain Hall of Famer Peyton Manning. The Colts let him walk away after he missed all of 2011 due to injury. Indianapolis didn’t think he would be able to be effective again after four neck surgeries, and really, who can blame them? All Manning did was win a Super Bowl in Denver and take his team back for a second (not a successful trip, thanks to the Seahawks, of course).

The Colts wound up with a nice draft pick, courtesy of their 2-14 record without Manning. That allowed them to draft Andrew Luck, a pretty good quarterback. Luck has posted two fine seasons back to back, and boasts a career passer rating of 89.5. That isn’t close to Manning’s career rating of 96.5, but most teams would be more than happy to have Luck behind center.

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