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Wild rumor of 2018 Russell Wilson-to-Browns trade discussion makes Seattle and Cleveland both look dumb

Russell Wilson is going to the Hall of Fame someday. He is one of the few quarterbacks on the planet capable of putting a franchise on his shoulders and carrying it far beyond where it should go.

That’s what makes the rumor of the Cleveland Browns-Seattle Seahawks trade talks in 2018 so weird.

NBC Sports’ Chris Simms said recently that the Seahawks and Browns talked about a swap of Russell Wilson for the No. 1 overall pick of the 2018 NFL draft. Pro Football Talk said, according to a source, “the idea was ‘floated’ conceptually, but that the discussion did indeed happen.