With the ink still drying on Geno Smith’s new three-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks, the organization has another occasion worthy of a toast: the first anniversary of the Russell Wilson trade.
It was 365 days ago on Wednesday when ESPN’s Adam Schefter broke the news that Seattle had agreed to send Wilson to the Denver Broncos in one of the biggest blockbusters in NFL history. The move paved the way for Smith’s remarkable career turnaround and drastically altered the Seahawks’ trajectory.
One year later, it sets up John Schneider, Pete Carroll and Co.