Although trades in the NFL may not be made official until March 16, when the contract year ends, Wilson after Denver The league itself has already announced on its social media accounts after several NFL insiders brought the information over the airwaves on Tuesday evening (03/08/2022).
After ten very successful years in Seattle with various individual awards, the 33-year-old is now moving his sporting home towards Colorado to the Broncos.
as Seattle After winning his only championship title in 2014, the Seahawks with Wilson demolished Denver 43-8.
Too many weaknesses in Seattle’s roster
Denver gives a lot for the exceptional player. Allow for a total of five draft picks, including two each for the first and second rounds in upcoming talent selection rounds Seattle a rebuild with young players. In Seattlewhich has various major weaknesses in the squad, it was apparently the opinion that the team around Wilson could no longer be gotten into shape in a timely manner to play for a title again.
Such a rebuild, in football jargon”rebuild“, is not untypical in the NFL. If teams have paid their best players dearly for years and they are getting older, or if there are just too many weak points in the squad, the NFL resorts to change and starts a medium and long-term strategy with successes in draft and therefore secures as many selection rights as possible there.
In Tight end Noah Fant and defensive player Shelby Harris are two seasoned NFL players Seahawks as part of the barter. There is also quarterback Drew Lock, who was never really able to convince in Denver, as a “bonus”.
The Broncos want the title
the Broncos go “all in” with this move, just like the LA Rams did last season, after making big and expensive transfers super bowl brought. In any case, the Broncos squad is definitely strong enough on paper to make the playoffs for the first time since the last Super Bowl win in 2016.
But the competition is big. In Patrick Mahomes from the Kansas City Chiefs and Justin Herbert of the Los Angeles Chargers Two more of the currently strongest NFL quarterbacks will play in this season Denver’s division, the AFC West.
Source: red/sid