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Kole Musgrove

Eagles wanted to trade for Russell Wilson, and it almost happened

Over a year ago, the sporting world was rocked by quite a bombshell trade. The Seattle Seahawks had done the unthinkable and traded away quarterback Russell Wilson. After years of odd drama and a growing rift, both sides got the clean break they were looking for. Wilson was of course traded to the Broncos, but Denver might not have been his new NFL home.

League insider Ian Rapoport was recently on former Barstool Sports personality Joey Mulinaro’s podcast where he dropped an interesting bit of information. Rapoport admitted he was convinced at the combine Wilson was going to be traded to either the Philadelphia Eagles or the Washington Commanders.

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