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Ex-Seahawk Shelby Harris thought he was getting ‘traded to the purgatory’ in Russell Wilson deal

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Veteran defensive lineman Shelby Harris was a popular player with the Denver Broncos. He was also one of the three players Denver sent to the Seattle Seahawks as part of the blockbuster Russell Wilson trade back in 2022.

In a recent interview with the Dumb Jocks podcast, Harris revealed that he was excited when he first found out that the Broncos acquired Wilson, an understandable reaction given Denver’s futile search for a franchise quarterback since Peyton Manning’s retirement. Then the news trickled through that he was part of the trade, and his mindset quickly changed.

“We’re all ‘Yeah!