SEATTLE — In one of the biggest — if not the biggest — trades in Seattle sports history, the Seahawks agreed Tuesday to deal quarterback Russell Wilson to Denver for a mammoth haul of five draft picks and three players, including two first-round picks and quarterback Drew Lock.
A league source confirmed the parameters of the deal to The Seattle Times. However, the deal is not likely to be announced until Wilson passes a physical with Denver (and the players Seattle is getting pass physicals) and paperwork has been processed. The deal cannot technically become official until the new league year begins March 16, though it can be announced as agreed upon.
A source confirmed to the Times that talks between the Seahawks and Broncos heated up during the NFL combine last week in Indianapolis and were the result of both the continued fraying of the relationship between Wilson and Seattle and Denver giving the Seahawks an offer that proved too good to turn down.
