Washington reportedly 'monitoring' Russell Wilson situation

A very odd situation is unfolding between quarterback Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks. It began with Wilson making some uncharacteristically vocal gripes about needing more offensive line support during a recent interview.

Wilson said during a session with the media, per ProFootballTalk's Charean Williams:

“I’m frustrated at getting hit too much. I’m frustrated with that. At the end of the day, man, you want to win, you know. You never want to get hit. That’s just, that’s the reality of playing this position.

“Ask any quarterback who wants to play this game, and I think, at the same time, it’s part of the job and everything else. I think that the reality is that I’ve definitely been hit, been sacked, I don’t know, almost 400 times. And so we’ve got to get better. I’ve got to find ways to get better, too. And so just continue to try to find that.

“But I think that as we continue to go along the process, and I think about my career and what I want to be able to do, I think it always starts up front — offensively, defensively. It always does. And I think ultimately I’m grateful for the time that I’ve been able to put in every day into the process, and I love this game. I came to play this game to win championships.”

This led to multiple reports about the Seahawks being dumbfounded and irritated with Wilson’s decision to take his offensive line issues public.

That then turned into a report from Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports, claiming that multiple teams had made overtures to Seattle regarding Wilson’s perceived availability: