Russell Wilson’s return to <a href="https://news.thesportsdrop.com/nfl/nfl-news-bobby-wagner-explains-decision-to-join-rams-after-seahawks-release-2228-20220717-SPD-2228.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Seattle</a> didn’t go as expected. While many thought he would emerge victorious in his first game since being traded to Denver, it was Geno Smith who gave his side the win.



The Broncos failed to control the <a href="https://news.thesportsdrop.com/nfl/super-bowl-champions-list-of-all-time-winners-215-20220503-SPD-215.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Seahawks</a> quarterback and struggled to get things going offensively. The worst part of the night, however, came late in the fourth quarter. Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett made a controversial call by sending kicker Brandon McManus to the field to attempt a 64-yard field goal in 4th and five.



McManus missed the kick, and many wondered what could have been if Wilson was given the chance to go for it. The quarterback, however, showed support for his coach and McManus after the loss.



<h2>Russell Wilson supports Broncos’ decision to attempt late field goal</h2>



“Well, we got the best field goal kicker maybe in the game,” Wilson said, via ProFootballTalk. “We said, ‘Where can you make it from tonight?’ and he said 46, left hash. I think we were on the 46. That was before the drive. We got it there; unfortunately didn’t go in.



“I think he has the leg for it for sure. Just went a little left I believe and just — I believe in Coach Hackett. I believe in what we’re doing. Believe in everything, and any time you can try to find a way to make a play on fourth and five, that’s great too. Also, I don’t think it was the wrong decision. I think he can make it. Obviously hindsight he didn’t make it, but we were in that situation again I wouldn’t doubt whatever he decided.”

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NFL News: Russell Wilson reacts to Broncos’ failed field goal attempt vs. Seahawks

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Longtime linebacker <a href="https://news.thesportsdrop.com/nfl/veteran-jason-mccourty-hangs-up-cleats-after-13-years-in-nfl-2220-20220715-SPD-2220.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bobby Wagner</a> was released by the <a href="https://news.thesportsdrop.com/nfl/nfl-news-tom-brady-could-retire-for-good-in-2023-if-bucaneers-win-super-bowl-2204-20220714-SPD-2204.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Seattle Seahawks</a>. For the first time in his illustrious career, the linebacker had been a free agent after 10 years with the team.



Since March 2022, Wagner had been a salary cap casualty. The 32-year-old then inked a five-year deal with the NFC West division rival <a href="https://news.thesportsdrop.com/nfl/nfl-rumors-browns-target-free-agent-ndamukong-suh-2197-20220713-SPD-2197.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Los Angeles Rams</a> less than a month after the Seahawks cut him off.



In spite of this, Wagner continues to show his dedication to the Seattle community by hosting a charity field day earlier this week. Even though he wasn’t pleased with the Seahawks’ decision to let him go, Wagner said at the event that he was eager to continue his career in Southern California, where he was born and raised.



<h2>What Bobby Wagner said of his Seahawks departure</h2>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">“Obviously, there are still feelings there [about being released]. But at the end of the day, I have a different perspective. I think my opinion on it would have been different if I ended up somewhere else. But to have the opportunity to go home and play not far from my family. Like I haven’t played this close to my family since high school [Colony High in Ontario, Calif.].“I didn’t want to leave Seattle. But if I was going to leave Seattle, home was the next-best thing for me and so being able to be home, like I’m at peace with the situation. But still, any competitor is looking forward to going back to the place that you played that they felt like you didn’t have nothing left and proving them wrong.”<cite>Wagner told Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times</cite></blockquote>

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NFL News: Bobby Wagner explains decision to join Rams after Seahawks release

It’s hard to tell what will happen to <a href="https://news.thesportsdrop.com/nfl/nfl-ring-value-how-much-does-a-super-bowl-ring-cost-188-20220502-SPD-188.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Baker Mayfield</a> in the future, even if it seems like he won’t be part of the <a href="https://news.thesportsdrop.com/nfl/super-bowl-champions-list-of-all-time-winners-215-20220503-SPD-215.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cleveland Browns</a> for much longer. However, transferring Mayfield has been hard thus far, despite the Browns making it plain what they wanted in <a href="https://news.thesportsdrop.com/nfl/nfl-rumors-falcons-interest-in-deshaun-watson-drove-matt-ryan-away-from-atlanta-360-20220504-SPD-360.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Deshaun Watson</a>.



Only a few teams haven’t already decided on a starting quarterback, and then there are the ones that don’t seem to be intrigued by the 27-year-old. For example, the Carolina Panthers seem to be out of the running.



In addition, even the <a href="https://news.thesportsdrop.com/nfl/which-is-the-most-valuable-nfl-team-169-20220503-SPD-169.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Seattle Seahawks</a> have now ruled out the prospect of obtaining Mayfield through trade, as head coach Pete Carroll was open and honest about the possibilities.



<h2>Mayfield unlikely to be traded to the Seahawks</h2>



“I’m not saying anything you didn’t think I was going to say, but fortunately that’s always been the way we’ve operated, and it fits again. So we’re looking. But, I don’t see us making a trade for anybody at all. I don’t see that happening”, Carroll told Sports Radio 93.3 KJR-FM.



This season, the Browns must pay Mayfield roughly $19 million in salary after taking up his fifth-year option with them. However, as things now stand, the front office may have little option than to pay him the full amount of his contract.

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