Seattle Seahawks: The Russell Wilson succession plan
Chris Phillips
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Russell Wilson can’t play forever. Do the Seattle Seahawks have a succession plan for when his days in the Emerald City are over?
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson just finished his ninth NFL Season. At 32-years-old, he’s much closer to the end than the beginning. What plans do the Seahawks have after RW3’s contract expires in two years?
The life of an NFL player isn’t very long. Certain positions don’t last as long as others. For example, running backs. By the time a running back turns 30 his career is pretty much over. Now, there are exceptions to this, Emmit Smith and Adrian Peterson come to mind.
Organizations closely monitor their current players, future available players (draft class or free agency), and potentially available players (trades). Well, my fellow 12’s I have some hard-hitting, shocking, and breaking news to report. The Seahawks are doing just this regarding current quarterback Russell Wilson.
Ok, so maybe not that shocking or hard-hitting or exclusive. But make no mistake the 32-year-old quarterback is getting closer and closer to his last days in Seattle. How or when that final day arrives is still up in the air. RW3 still has plenty of football left in him.
Hall of Fame greats like Peyton Manning and Joe Montana both finished their careers with different organizations. Might this be Russell Wilson’s fate? Also, who is the next Seattle Seahawks starting quarterback?
We can’t answer what will become of Russ as his career winds down because we can’t tell the future. But we can say there is currently no quarterback on the roster that is viewed as the heir apparent to Wilson. Seriously, no one expects Geno Smith to be in the NFL four years from now, let alone the Seahawks number one QB.
So who is next to take up the mantle? What is a succession plan? Is it even a question at this point?
Here are some of the options Seahawks General Manager John Schneider has to find the team’s next quarterback.