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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson said he would consider playing professional baseball if he were traded to the Seattle Mariners.&amp;nbsp;In an interview on \"Jimmy Kimmel Live,\" Wilson said he grew up wanting to play both sports, but acknowledged that it would be \"tough to play.\"\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Asked what would happen if he were traded to the Mariners, Wilson said he would \"definitely consider\" playing.&amp;nbsp;Wilson's rights are currently owned by the Texas Rangers and he&amp;nbsp;has made appearances at the team's spring training facility in recent years.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He played baseball in high school and was selected by the Baltimore&amp;nbsp;Orioles&amp;nbsp;in the&amp;nbsp;41st&amp;nbsp;round of the 2007 MLB draft before going to&amp;nbsp;North Carolina State&amp;nbsp;to play quarterback.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wilson was drafted again as a second baseman by the Colorado&amp;nbsp;Rockies&amp;nbsp;in the fourth round of the 2010 draft and played second base in Single-A ball for two seasons with Tri-City and Asheville.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Rangers acquired Wilson from the Rockies in December 2013 in the Major League Baseball Rule 5 draft.&amp;nbsp;Wilson is entering the final year of the rookie contract he signed after being selected in the third round in 2012.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Although he and the Seahawks have yet to agree to a contract extension, NFL.com reported in January that Seattle plans to make WIlson the highest-paid quarterback in the league.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;The MMQB: Breaking down the Wilson contract negotiations&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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