The Denver Broncos have traded for Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson in an earth-shattering transfer simply hours after Aaron Rodgers re-signed with the Packers.
The Broncos needed to move to Plan B in a short time after lacking out on Aaron Rodgers, and, boy, did they ever.
Just over an hour after Rodgers signed a four-year, $200 million contract with the Packers (reported), the Broncos swung for the second-best quarterback on the commerce market in Seahawks Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson.
Wilson, who must approve any commerce to Seattle resulting from his no-trade clause, made it referred to as just lately as final offseason he was open to a deal out of the Emerald City.
The commerce was initially reported by Adam Schefter of ESPN.
Broncos commerce for Russell Wilson: Fallout
Wilson will instantly make the Broncos a risk within the AFC West, although it’ll be a tricky check getting by the likes of the Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs.
The Broncos wanted a quarterback most of all, nonetheless, and have been decided to trade for one this offseason. Per Schefter, the Wilson deal didn’t essentially have something to do with Rodgers staying in Green Bay, as common supervisor George Paton had been discussing a cope with Seattle ‘for weeks.’
The AFC is a juggernaut convention, so by buying Wilson, the Broncos have at the least given themselves a preventing likelihood.
As for the Seahawks, that is probably the tip of an period. The NFC West is a crowded division, with San Francisco, Arizona and the Super Bowl winners Los Angeles Rams. The Seahawks noticed their window closing, and so they did their finest to rebuild on the fly.
