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Could Ciara power play lead to Russell Wilson leaving Seahawks?

Originally posted on Sportsnaut | By Vincent Frank | Last updated 2/21/19

We’re about to hit silly season around the NFL. Reports and rumors of potential trades and signings will become commonplace around the league’s water cooler.

And we already have a dandy, courtesy of Fox Sports personality Colin Cowherd. He said Wednesday that rumblings from within the entertainment industry are that musician Ciara — the wife of Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson — may force the Pro Bowl QB from the Pacific Northwest to the bright lights of New York City.

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“Everybody will deny it. It’s not good to be out now,” Cowherd said. “But Russell Wilson’s wife is Ciara. She is a singer and an entertainer. She would prefer to live in New York. And the Giants need a quarterback, and there is nobody in the draft they love."

Now that’s what we’d call juicy. It’s also completely out of left field. Wilson, 30, has one year remaining on his contract with the Seahawks. Regardless of his contract status, it seems unlikely Seattle would let its franchise quarterback walk.

With that said, we’ve seen this happen a multitude of times in the NFL and other sports. Just look at the Pittsburgh Steelers and the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans.

Cowherd is not necessarily an authority on this topic. If the report was coming from someone such as ESPN’s Adam Schefter or NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport, we’d probably take it more seriously.

This article first appeared on Sportsnaut and was syndicated with permission.

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