The bears take their status as one of them Russell Wilsonseriously acceptable destinations. They plan to prioritize making a run at the Seahawks quarterback, notes Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune.
Wilson’s agent named the Bears, Cowboys, Raiders, and Saints as the teams for whom he would waive his no-trade clause. The Seahawks passer-by has made it clear that he is not happy with the current state of affairs in Seattle. For the first time, it doesn’t seem silly to imagine another team’s nine-year veteran quarterback.
As of now, the Seahawks don’t want to trade Wilson, notes Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times. It would tag Seattle with a record $ 39 million in dead money to make such a transaction, assuming a deal is underway before June 1. Wilson has not officially asked for a transaction, but the way this evolving saga has played out, that news wouldn’t be special. surprising. Of course, it would take a monster bid to pry Wilson away from the team that drafted him.
Chicago still has Nick Foles under contract, and the journeyman QB may still emerge as a fallback option for a Bears team that has had a need for quarterback for much of the past 30 years. The bears were involved in the Carson Wentz and Matthew Stafford sweepstakes, which are more closely related to the former. But no offer was made and Wentz is now a Colt. Chicago has not been closely associated with Deshaun Watsonalthough it seems like the team would love to be involved in those sweepstakes.
Wilson would have a lot more trading value than Stafford or Wentz, and since the Bears don’t have a viable QB1 to include in a trade and keep the number 20 overall pick, it will be difficult to make a bid that the Seahawks would receive. Other options for the Bears include signing an emergency stop-type QB to fill a free agent Mitchell Trubisky‘s spot or draft one in the first round, Biggs adds. However, the team may need to trade in to get one of the top five QBs in this year’s draft pool.
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