Russell Wilson trade speculation took a major hit this week. Reports emerged on Tuesday that the Seattle Seahawks informed the Chicago Bears that they will not be trading their star quarterback at this point. The following day, Willie Keeler detailed the clandestine meeting between John Schneider and Bears GM Ryan Pace in Fargo. It is now the weekend, and we all know how these talks concluded: Russell Wilson is still in Seattle and Andy Dalton is researching real estate in Illinois. But how valuable was the trade package that Chicago was offering?
The Bears were so invested in trading for Wilson that the offer reportedly included three first round picks, a 2021 third rounder, and two “starters” (air quotes around starters, as one of the apparent players involved has since been released).