Seahawks QB Wilson in favor of bringing aboard troubled Brown

Russell Wilson leads the NFL in touchdown passes, is leading the top- scoring offense in the league and still wants more.

So if Antonio Brown becomes available once his current NFL suspension ends, Wilson is all for the Seattle Seahawks bringing him in.

“I think that he’s always been a special player in terms of on the field,” Wilson said Thursday. “The reality is with Antonio he’s had some tough moments in his life, especially as of late, and I think he’s gone through a lot of things that he wishes he could take back and just not say or whatever it may be. But I think that he’s a special player for sure.”

While the Seahawks are the last unbeaten team in the NFC heading into Sunday’s matchup at division foe Arizona, much of the focus the past couple of days has been on a player who is not even on their roster.

ESPN reported Wednesday that Seattle was interested in potentially signing Brown once his current eight-game suspension expires. Brown could still face additional punishment from the league as well.

Head coach Pete Carroll didn’t dismiss Seattle’s interest on Wednesday and Wilson didn’t a day later. Wilson said Brown has “obviously made some mistakes along the way,” but that Seattle’s culture could be place for him to restart his career if given the opportunity.

Wilson also stressed he has no idea how serious the Seahawks’ interest may be.

“With how our culture is, with coach Carroll, I think with the teammates that we have, the men that we have, I think if he does play football, I think this is a great place, if he does play again,” Wilson said. “I think this is a place that he’ll grow a lot as a man, too. We’re going to try and help anybody that walks into this locker room.” RAVENS ACQUIRE PASSRUSH HELP >> The Vikings traded defensive end Yannick Ngakoue to the Ravens for draft picks less than two months after acquiring the fifth-year pass rusher in a deal with the Jaguars.

Ngakoue is tied for fourth in the NFL with five sacks in six games, including two forced fumbles, but the Vikings entered their bye week with a 1-5 record and thus more incentive to focus on the future than stay competitive in 2020.

The Ravens need Ngakoue to enhance a pass rush that has been productive of late but could use the help. MAFIA COULD BE LEGIT IN BUFFALO >> The Mafia is becoming legitimate in Buffalo — the Bills Mafia that is.

The Bills last week filed an application to trademark the fan base’s adopted nickname in preparation to launch a series of branded merchandise and apparel available at Buffalo’s team store and sold online.

Bills Mafia, which first became popular in 2011 and for years was considered taboo by the Bills and NFL because of its connotation of organized crime, will be featured on everything from T-shirts to potentially pajamas, and available as early as this week.

“We felt like we needed to embrace this, because it had really turned into a community spirit,” said Ron Raccuia, executive vice president of the Bills’ parent company, Pegula Sports and Entertainment. “Our players and our coaching staff have really been engaged with it, and it just became very natural.”