THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: We can't say this enough — Russ is not going anywhere

What’s all this hoopla about trading Russell Wilson?

If it’s keeping you up at night, I suggest you watch a movie or read a book, but …

Forget about the Seahawks.

Especially, most especially, forget about who will be playing quarterback this fall.

Russ is going nowhere, except to Seattle’s offseason workouts and then to training camp.

The whole drama is getting ridiculous.

Every podcast, website and amateur reporter roaming street corners has a “new” exclusive story concerning Wilson’s desired destination somewhere across the NFL.

He’s interested in New Orleans, he would make a move to Las Vegas to aid wife Ciara’s singing career.

He’d think about New York, and he’s supposedly heard from both the Jets and the Giants.

And of course, he’d love to be the next quarterback in Denver, where they’re building a legitimate contender — if only they can find someone to throw a spiral.

If you believe any (or all) of these tales, Russ might as well be on a recruiting tour around the country.

Except …

NONE of this nonsense matters.

Not a whit.

Let’s start with a stone-cold fact: This isn’t the NBA, where megastars get to pick their teams and decide who will come and play with them.

The NFL takes contracts seriously, and Wilson’s runs through the 2023 season.

So, these stories about where Russ WANTS to go are about as worthwhile as those magazines you see at the supermarket check-out line.

Wilson can’t go anywhere unless it suits the Seahawks, and there are a million reasons why it doesn’t.

Start with the fact that Pete Carroll is 71, and has zero interest in any kind of rebuilding project.

Pete juggled a huge chunk of his coaching staff in the past month, precisely to get the most out of the team he’s got — not a fresh cast led by a strange new quarterback.

Not a chance.

You saw the real Russell Wilson is the final two games of last season, when he had recovered — at last — from that surgery on his finger.

Russ was inactive for three games, but then he couldn’t throw the ball accurately for three more when he got back in uniform, so Seattle’s season went down the pan without their general at full strength.

Here’s a question for you …

If you were Pete Carroll or GM John Schneider, would you be willing to trade Wilson?

Think about that for a minute.

IF THE stories about Russ and his “people” are true, and they’ve told the Seahawks that, yeah, he’d waive his no-trade clause for this, or that, or the other …

Under what circumstances would you entertain an offer?

Remember, if you pulled the trigger on some blockbuster deal, you’d start out by incurring a $26 million dead money hit on your salary cap total.

That’s not chump change, especially when you have 15 of your own free agents to consider — not to mention needing some money to bring in outside talent (and pay your incoming draft picks).

So, if you trade Russ, you’ve thrown away $26 million in cap money, and guess what?

You don’t have a quarterback.

Look, the Seahawks signaled that they intend to make a Super Bowl run soon when they mortgaged the ranch to land Jamal Adams.

If you traded Wilson, how does that POSSIBLY improve the team?

Where do you find a quarterback who is better, right now?

There is no way trading Wilson makes sense.

None.

Well, not unless Pete is hiding Aaron Rodgers in a closet somewhere.

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Steve Cameron’s “Cheap Seats” columns appear in The Press on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. He also writes Zags Tracker, a commentary on Gonzaga basketball which is published weekly during the season.

Steve suggests you take his opinions in the spirit of a Jimmy Buffett song: “Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On.”