Russell Wilson is reportedly becoming frustrated with the Seattle Seahawks and former teammate Brandon Marshall believes he knows why.
During Tuesday’s “First Things First” on FS1, Marshall said that Wilson is “beyond frustrated” and believes that the Seahawks are not making big enough investments in their offensive line, which has the quarterback pondering his future.
“I think Russell Wilson is trying to figure out how to move on in a classy way,” Marshall said. “…I think Russ wants to stay there but he knows Pete Carroll’s going to continue to give him the runaround.”
Marshall, who played with the Seahawks in 2018, criticized both Carroll and the organization as not having faith in Wilson despite the quarterback leading the team to two Super Bowl appearances and a Lombardi Trophy.
“I know the Seahawks don’t believe in Russ because I was there,” he said. “Every day before practice, I would sit there with the quarterbacks, with coach [offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer] and Russell Wilson and we would talk shop.
“We would do quarterback drills. I would actually be in quarterback drills…So, I heard a lot of stuff. ‘Well, this week Pete wants to run a little but more.’ ‘Well, what about this, can we get into this a little bit sooner? Or what about our no-huddle offense?’ And it was like, ‘No, this is what Pete wants.’
“There’s a huge philosophical difference there in Seattle.”
While Wilson may be unhappy, it is hard to envision a scenario where the Seahawks trade him – at least this year.
Any trade before June 1 would result in a $7 million cap hit and Wilson would be owed $39 million in dead money, per overthecap.
Yet, if the Seahawks and Wilson do not smooth things over, Seattle could save $11 million in cap space in 2022 if they decide to part ways.
Regardless, it is certainly a situation worth monitoring in the coming months and next season.
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