Chicago Bears Lead Russell Wilson Trade Rumors!
According to reports, the Chicago Bears need to upgrade the quarterback position with Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson who is unhappy with his team. Read on…
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CelebnSports247.com has learned that the Bears are reportedly planning to make a run for the ultimate potential upgrade: Russell Wilson.
With the talk that the Seahawks are thinking about replacing Wilson with Colin Kaepernick, the Bears are becoming the number one team to land Russell.
The Bears haven’t had a true franchise quarterback since Sid Luckman. With that said, Wilson, in turn, wants to be the Patrick Mahomes of an offense, but it appears he’s NOT getting it with Seattle.
PFT reports:
Even if Wilson can’t quite reach Mahomesian levels, Wilson becomes better than any other option the Bears have at quarterback. The Bears will fully appreciate his abilities and try to maximize them with the offense constructed around him.
But first, the Bears have to be able to pull off the trade. When spitballing the possibility in the aftermath of the Bears making it to Wilson’s four-teams-to-which-he’d-accept-a-trade list. If the Bears get Russell Wilson, this would end up sending Khalil Mack to Seattle as part of the package.
Unfortunately for the Bears, a pre-June 1 trade of Mack would trigger a cap charge of $21.4 million. With the Bears currently close to $7 million over the 2021 cap, it would be challenging to say the least to include Mack in the package.
Given that the Seahawks likely need to wait until after June 1 for a Wilson trade in order to convert a $39 million cap charge into $13 million this year and $26 million next year, the Bears would benefit from that, too. A post-June 1 trade of Mack would limit the 2021 cap charge to $9.4 million.
The Bears also would have to absorb Wilson’s base salary of $19 million. That obligation would mostly be balanced, however, by avoiding Mack’s $17 million salary.
The Bears would still have to do some heavy lifting to make it work from a cap standpoint, looking for veterans whose contracts could be dramatically restructured or flat-out jettisoned. Cornerback Kyle Fuller could be released, creating $11 million in 2021 cap space. As a post-June 1 release, pass-rusher Robert Quinn would clear $11.6 million.
Chicago holds the 20th pick in the 2021 draft, along with the 20th selection in rounds two and three. Future first-round picks could be in play as well.
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