Russell Wilson seemed to be on a Hall of Fame trajectory after his first seven or eight seasons in the NFL. He had won a Super Bowl and appeared in another while appearing in the Pro Bowl for six of his first eight seasons.
Wilson seemingly wanted more control on the direction of the offense in Seattle. He was one of the most sacked quarterbacks in the league and they couldn’t seem to figure that issue out while rotating through multiple high draft picks and offensive coordinators to work through the issue. A mallet-finger injury capped off a disappointing stretch with just one playoff win in a four-year stretch, and that marked the beginning of the end in Seattle.