Official Site of the Eagles · Nov 17, 2016
Similar Starts For Wentz, Wilson
Carson Wentzis off to an all-too-familiar start. Seahawks dual-threat quarterback Russell Wilson lived the same scenario in 2012.
Both started as rookies with not much notice. For Wentz, it was the Sam Bradford trade eight days before the season opener that sealed the deal for the starting job. Wilson was named the starter after competing against fellow quarterbacks Matt Flynn and Tarvaris Jackson in Training Camp and the preseason.
At the end of Wilson's first nine regular season games, the Seahawks stood at 5-4. Wilson threw for 1,639 yards and had 13 touchdowns. The Eagles with Wentz are 5-4, and the quarterback has 2,121 passing yards and nine touchdowns on his resume.
