Russell Wilson would likely be a Major League Baseball player if he weren’t a premier NFL quarterback. Wilson was a fourth-round pick by the Colorado Rockies in 20109 and spent two years in their minor-league system as a second baseman.

To kill time in the winter, Wilson has spent some time in spring training with the New York Yankees the past two years.

So, it’s fitting that Wilson’s new contract with the Seattle Seahawks had a baseball feel to it.

 According to the Seattle Times, Wilson’s new deal has a no-trade clause. Such clauses aren’t the norm in the NFL, but they are routine in Major League Baseball for top stars.

Again, here’s another reason why this happened: Wilson’s agent, Mark Rodgers, is primarily a baseball agent. Wilson is his only football client.

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Rodgers’ explained the no-trade clause to the Seattle Times:  “There is a reason we got a no-trade clause. You get a no-trade clause because you don’t want to go anywhere. Russell wants to be here. That no-trade clause was, for me, a very important element of the contract.’’

In all likelihood, the no-trade clause will end up being ore ceremonial than practical in Wilson’s case. It is doubtful the Seahawks will want to trade Wilson during the life of his four-year extension.