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MMQB: How the Broncos and Seahawks Negotiated the Russell Wilson Trade

A 2018 pro day, an out-of-the-way Indianapolis bar and a valet ticket contributed to an NFL megadeal. Plus, Tom Brady is back, Aaron Rodgers stayed, a free agency preview and more.

The Broncos had been concerned that newish Seahawks owner Jody Allen could pull the plug on the deal at the wire. Seattle, conversely, wasn’t 100% sure that Aaron Rodgers’s status wasn’t still hovering over a negotiation that stretched from the end of January into the beginning of March. But finally, on both sides, this was starting to feel very real.

About to leave the out-of-the-way Indianapolis bar that served as one of their rendezvous points during a series of secret combine-week meetings, and head home for Seattle, Seahawks GM John Schneider handed Broncos GM George Paton his yellow valet tag, No.