For a brief period this offseason, Russell Wilson looked like he might be trying to force his way out of the Seattle Seahawks. He didn’t, but it sure sounds like the franchise should be on alert heading into 2021.
Seahawks insider Joe Fann of NBC Sports Northwest told 95.7 The Game’s “The Morning Roast” that he feels “very strongly” that Wilson will leave Seattle if the Seahawks don’t show progress during the 2021 season.
“I’m a firm believer if they either continue the status quo or regress, this will be the last year of Russell Wilson in Seattle. I feel very strongly about that”
–@Joe_Fann on the upcoming season for the Seahawks and Russell Wilson
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— The Morning Roast (@MorningRoast957) July 15, 2021
It is, of course, open to interpretation what would represent progress for the Seahawks. The team has won at least ten games in three straight seasons, including 12 wins in 2020 and an NFC West title. However, the team lost to the Rams in the Wild Card playoffs, and they have not gotten past the Divisional round since 2014, when they lost to the Patriots in the Super Bowl.
There are others who clearly believe that Wilson wants to see progress or he may take things further next offseason. He’ll be 33 at that point with two years remaining on the contract extension he signed in 2019.
