ORLANDO, FL – JANUARY 27: Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks shake hands with Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs after the 2019 NFL Pro Bowl at Camping World Stadium on January 27, 2019 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
If John Schneider had his means again in 2017, Patrick Mahomes would have fallen to late within the first spherical for the Seattle Seahawks to draft him.
Oh, what may have been for the Seattle Seahawks. While the crew is in the course of its dramatic cleaning soap opera with famous person signal-caller Russell Wilson, it appears like this all may have been prevented had basic supervisor John Schneider gotten his want again in 2017.
That’s as a result of Schneider was hopeful that Patrick Mahomes would fall late within the first spherical. If he was nonetheless on the board, Seattle would have used its high decide on him. Instead, the Chiefs traded up and snagged him with the No. 10 total choice. The relaxation is historical past.
The Seattle Seahawks had been able to draft Patrick Mahomes earlier than the Chiefs wound up with him
Imagine if Mahomes would have made his approach to the Pacific Northwest. He’d be the starter for Seattle and Wilson can be suiting up elsewhere. All we are able to do now is consider what may have been on this state of affairs.
Mahomes has in fact turn out to be top-of-the-line signal-callers within the recreation, serving to the Chiefs win the Super Bowl in February of 2020, whereas additionally taking house Super Bowl MVP honors. This previous season, he additionally was sensational and almost led Kansas City to a repeat as champs.
Unfortunately, they suffered a tough loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tom Brady with the Lombardi Trophy on the road. Mahomes signed his record-breaking $502 million contract earlier than the season too.
As for Wilson, his points with the Seahawks this offseason have been effectively documented. So a lot in reality, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Thursday that though he hasn’t demanded a commerce, Wilson is open to be sent to the Cowboys, Saints, Raiders and Bears. It feels up within the air whether or not or not Wilson will lead the Seahawks out Week 1, whereas that’s not a priority for the Chiefs with Mahomes.
