If he approves the reported trade between the Seahawks and Broncos, Russell Wilson will be leaving one loaded NFL division for another. With Wilson set to take over as Broncos quarterback, the AFC West will have one of the most impressive collections of quarterback talent that we’ve seen.
Wilson has been one of the league’s top starting quarterbacks since taking over as the Seahawks starter as a rookie in 2012. He led the team to a championship in Super Bowl XLVIII, blowing out his new franchise and the great Peyton Manning, 43–8. He has nine Pro Bowls under his belt, along with a second-team All-Pro selection in 2019, and led the league in passer rating in 2015 and touchdown passes in 2017.
He joins at least one other likely future Hall of Famer in the division. The Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes has had a red-hot start to his career, reminiscent to how Wilson began his Seahawks tenure. Mahomes led the Chiefs to the title in Super Bowl LIV, taking home game MVP honors. He was the 2018 league MVP and Offensive Player of the Year, and earned first-team All-Pro honors that season, after leading the league with 50 touchdown passes. He has reached the Pro Bowl in each of the last four seasons.
