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5 teams that are super bummed Russell Wilson is staying in Seattle

By Mike Phillips

SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 10: Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks looks to throw the ball in the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Vikings during their game at CenturyLink Field on December 10, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 10: Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks looks to throw the ball in the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Vikings during their game at CenturyLink Field on December 10, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /
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ORCHARD PARK, NY – DECEMBER 30: Kenyan Drake #32 of the Miami Dolphins runs with the ball during the first quarter against the Buffalo Bills at New Era Field on December 30, 2018 in Orchard Park, New York. Buffalo defeats Miami 42-17. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
ORCHARD PARK, NY – DECEMBER 30: Kenyan Drake #32 of the Miami Dolphins runs with the ball during the first quarter against the Buffalo Bills at New Era Field on December 30, 2018 in Orchard Park, New York. Buffalo defeats Miami 42-17. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) /

3. Miami Dolphins

Speaking of teams that need a long-term quarterback, no team in the league is in a worse situation than the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins are stuck in the middle of the first round, likely leaving them out of the range for top signal-callers like Kyler Murray or Dwayne Haskins.

Miami is all but openly tanking next season, signing Ryan Fitzpatrick as a stop-gap starter and adding little premier talent to the roster this offseason. Instead of forcing their fans to sit through a miserable season with the hopes of landing Tua Tagovailoa or Justin Herbert next April, the Dolphins could speed up their rebuild by trading for Wilson.

If the Seahawks were forced to get rid of Wilson, this would be about as an ideal a setup as they could hope for. Wilson would be in the AFC East and play about as far away from Seattle as geographically possible, much like how the Patriots sent Jimmy Garoppolo to San Francisco a few years ago to get him out of their hair.