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The biggest question facing each NFL team in 2017

By Peter Panacy

Mar 2, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch speaks to the media during the 2017 combine at Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 2, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch speaks to the media during the 2017 combine at Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 30, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll and quarterback Russell Wilson (3) and cornerback Richard Sherman (25) watch from the sidelines in the second quarter against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 30, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll and quarterback Russell Wilson (3) and cornerback Richard Sherman (25) watch from the sidelines in the second quarter against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports /

Seattle Seahawks

Are the Seahawks on the verge of implosion?

Most Seattle Seahawks fans are probably worrying more about their offensive line and protecting quarterback Russell Wilson in 2017 than the thought of an all-out team implosion.

But that’s not what the national media is saying.

ESPN’s Seth Wickersham’s May 2017 article on the various kinds of dissension within the Seahawks locker room was telling. In it, he wrote:

"The division remained, but then again, Wilson has been a divisive figure almost from the moment he earned the starting job, long before he became the most famous and highest-paid Seahawk. It seems to go beyond the normal jealousy aimed at most star quarterbacks. Teammates privately seem to want him exposed, but ask them why, or on what grounds, and their reasons vary."

Wickersham is, of course, speaking to the divide between Seattle’s defense, who feel it deserves the majority of credit for the team’s success in recent years, and Wilson, who is largely protected by the front office and coaching staff.

To be honest, the Seahawks aren’t where they are without Wilson. He may not be one of the NFL’s elite, but he’s close.

Perhaps this is just one reason Seattle made overtures of looking at trading cornerback Richard Sherman this offseason. Nothing came to fruition, of course, but it looks like cracks are beginning to show.

How far will they travel?