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Brady HendersonESPN
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson said he was frustrated by the number of times he was hit by his career and expressed his desire to be more involved in the team’s staff decisions.
“Like any player, you never want to be hit,” Wilson told reporters via Zoom on Tuesday. “That’s the reality of playing this position. Ask any quarterback who wants to play this game. But at the same time it’s part of the job and all the other stuff. I think the reality is that I’m definitely hit. I’m almost “Dismissed 400 times, so we have to get better. I also have to find ways to get better.”
Asked if he’s frustrated with the Seahawks, Wilson says with a laugh, ‘I’m frustrated [about] touch too much. I’m frustrated with that part of it. At the end of the day, you want to win. ‘
Wilson’s remarks are the first time he has publicly expressed this degree of displeasure over his passport protection or any other aspect of the organization that set him up in 2012. about a possible deal for the eight-time Pro Bowler.
According to ESPN’s JeremPN Fowler, the calls were not a beginner for the Seahawks, making it clear to the suitors that Wilson will not be handled. He has three years left for the four-year extension of $ 140 million he signed in April of 2019. Trading Wilson before June 1 this year would cause $ 39 million in dead money costs against Seattle’s 2021 salary cap.
Wilson has been fired 394 times in his career. According to ESPN Stats & Information, this is the most in a player’s first nine seasons since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. Randall Cunningham is next at 366.
Wilson’s 47 sacks in 2020 were the third most in the NFL behind Carson Wentz (50) and Deshaun Watson (49). The Seahawks were the ninth best in ESPN’s Pass Block Win rate last season (61.9%) and were eighth since 2017 (59.2%), indicating how some of Wilson’s pockets are a function of his propensity. to expand plays.
“I think about, my career and what I want to be able to do, it always starts before, offensively defensive, it always does,” Wilson said. ‘… I came to play this game to win championships, so if you ask me about the confidence factor of everything, I have always put my trust in the Seahawks who are trying to do everything necessary to win and hopefully will it continues. I think this is an important part. I think part of that is how we deal with protection and figuring things out that way. ‘
The Seahawks have Pro Bowl’s left tackle Duane Brown and the right tackle Brandon Shell each for another season. Right-back Damien Lewis, a third-round pick in 2020, was named to the Pro Football Writers Association All-Rookie team after starting every game. Left-back Mike Iupati and center Ethan Pocic are set to become unlimited free agents.
Wilson said during his video conference that he wanted the voice in the staff decisions that other top backs had or had, with the names of Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees. Wilson made the same point earlier Tuesday in an interview with the Dan Patrick Show.
‘I want to be involved, because at the end of the day, it’s your legacy, it’s your team’s legacy, it’s the guys you mess with, and at the end of the day, the guys with whom you have to trust, ”Wilson told Patrick. ‘If you think about one of the reasons Tom went to Tampa was because he felt he could trust those guys and [coach Bruce Arians] going to give him the opportunity. … You think of guys like LeBron [James], he was able to be good players he can trust.
“I think for me, if you bring in free agents or other players, you want the best players, guys who like the game, guys who want to be a part of it. And as a player, you kind of know it, you have to be in the vicinity of Be Pro Bowls, you’ll see these guys so well, you have to be with the lineouts or the receivers, or you’ll be around defensive guys, so you build it up over time and you get to see who can really play. “Player, you really know. I think the relationship is very important and that dialogue, especially a veteran player, is the most important dialogue.”
Asked if he was involved in or involved in those conversations, Wilson said “not so much.” He added: “I think it helps to be more involved. But I think dialogue should happen more often in my opinion.”
Of teams calling the Seahawks about a possible trade, Wilson told Patrick: “Yes, I definitely believe they certainly got calls. I think you’re always a player who tries to produce every week and has done so consistently. “I think people are definitely going to call and that’s part of the process.”
Asked if he’s available, Wilson said: “I’m not sure if I’m available or not. It’s a question from Seahawks. But I think more than anything else, I think at the end of the day you want to “You play this game to be the best in the world. You know what I hate, I hate to sit there and watch other guys play the game. There’s nothing worse.”