The Chicago Bears made an aggressive push to land Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. But, when all was said and done, it wasn’t enough for the Seahawks to decide to part with their franchise quarterback.
Unfortunately for Chicago, that meant settling for veteran Andy Dalton in free agency, who the Bears signed to a one-year deal worth up to $13 million with incentives.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport noted that Chicago offered a lot for Wilson. But what exactly was a lot? Multiple first-rounders? Players? Now, details about the Bears’ offer have surfaced.
According to Dan Patrick, Chicago offered Seattle three first-round picks, a third-round pick and two starters for Wilson.
Yes, the Bears threw everything they could at trying to acquire Russell Wilson. The Seahawks didn’t budge.
According to @dpshow, an offer was three first-round picks, a third and two starters.
— Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain) March 17, 2021
While the three first-rounders and third-rounder isn’t a surprise, it’d be interesting to hear exactly which starters were offered in a package for Wilson.
But when it comes to landing a star franchise quarterback like Wilson, you figure everything is on the table. There’s no player that’s too valuable to give up, no number of draft picks too much for the team’s first potential franchise quarterback since Sid Luckman.
