There was reportedly an agreement for Russell Wilson not to be asked about his future with the Seahawks on Monday night’s “Manningcast.”
Wilson appeared on the ESPN2 simulcast of the Rams-Cardinals playoff game with Peyton and Eli Manning, and never addressed the elephant in the room: whether he wants to return to Seattle in 2022.
“It appears there was an agreement not to ask Russell Wilson his Seahawks future/hoopla about it on the Peyton & Eli Manning telecast of Rams-Cardinals,” Gregg Bell of The News Tribune of Tacoma, Wash., tweeted.
Earlier this week, NFL Network reported Wilson wants to “explore his options” this offseason.
Russell Wilson’s appearance on Monday’s ‘Manningcast’ was devoid of any talk of the QB’s future. Screengrab“Wilson has not demanded a trade, and it’s not clear if he will,” insider Ian Rapoport wrote. “But at the least, those close to Wilson say he wants to investigate other destinations to see if those would put him in a better position to win another championship and create the legacy he sees for himself.”
Russell Wilson with Seahawks coach Pete Carroll Getty ImagesWilson, late in the season, made remarks that implied he planned to stay in Seattle.
“We’ve always thought I would be here,” Wilson said. “That’s been always my goal, to win multiple Super Bowls, and my plan is to be here and do that. You take every day and you just enjoy the moment.”
The Seahawks finished last in the NFC West at 7-10, and didn’t play as if they will be championship contenders anytime soon.
Wilson has two years remaining on his contract and a no-trade clause, so Seattle would have to work to accommodate him on a destination if it decided it would like to ship him off for a bounty of draft picks and do a total rebuild.
For those into reading tea leaves, Wilson ended the segment with the Mannings with a, “Go Hawks!”




