SEATTLE -- Days don't get much tougher for NFL teams than the one the Seattle Seahawks experienced Tuesday. It began with word from ESPN's Adam Schefter that they had agreed to trade quarterback Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos. And while Seattle was still processing that bombshell, Schefter reported that the team had informed linebacker Bobby Wagner of his impending release.
Two franchise icons were gone in the span of a few hours.
It had to be a gut-punch for fans, even if those departures came with plenty of warning.