Russell Wilson has confirmed that the Seattle Seahawks actually tried to trade him before they dealt him to the Denver Broncos this offseason.

An ESPN story published this week stated that the Seahawks attempted to trade Wilson before the 2018 NFL draft.

"Definitely they tried to, a couple of times, tried to see what was out there," Wilson said. "It's part of the business, being a professional and everything else ... I believe in my talents, of who I am, I feel I'm one of the best in the world."

According to a source, Wilson heard while attending Super Bowl LV in February of 2021 that Seattle previously had other conversations about trading him in addition to their 2018 call to the Cleveland Browns.

A Seahawks source has said that the 2018 call to the Browns was the only time they actively tried to trade Wilson other than when they did so to Denver in March.