The Seattle Seahawks has the weekend off, but it's likely anything but great. Plus they played on Thursday, so not only is it not a true bye-week, but there's a good chance that their QB Russell Wilson took his final snap for the remainder of his career.
The former Super Bowl champion, 2-time NFC champ, and 4X NFC West winner
could miss up to 2 months following surgery after an injury to a finger of his throwing hand. On a side note, I think the Steelers will still lose to Seattle on Sunday Night Football in a week, but a Seahawks win is not a sure thing anymore.
Russell was never going to break Brett Favre's record, but he had perfect attendance since Day One. No starts missed since he entered the league nearly a decade ago. Wilson will be 33 next month, and he'd need to play through the 2030 season when he'd reach 42 in order to set a new record. Nonetheless, his play is unique in that he was an expert in avoiding big hits and really never got hurt. It's amazing given how bad his O-Line is. That, among other things is why he reportedly hasn't been happy. I don't think he was long for the team down the road, but he is under contract until the middle of the decade.
If Seattle falls big, I don't think they'll bring him back off of IR this year. We'll see what happened in 2022, but it'll not looking great, especially given how deep the NFC West is this season. Doesn't help that the NFC South may have multiple contenders in addition to Tampa Bay