RENTON, Wash. — His number will hang at Lumen Field for as long the Seahawks play there. He will be embraced by 12s whenever he steps foot in Seattle.
His odds of donning a gold jacket in Canton stand at 100%. But there will be a caveat when Russell Wilson's Seahawks legacy is discussed: He forced his way out in the prime of his career.
This isn't a common action among superstar quarterbacks. Tom Brady left the Patriots after 20 years of service and signed with the Bucs as a free agent. Peyton Manning had a career-threatening neck injury and bounced after the Colts drafted Andrew Luck. Drew Brees declined a lowball offer from the Chargers — who had drafted Philip Rivers the year before — then spent the rest of his career in New Orleans.
