Russell Wilson Biography

Russell Carrington Wilson, born November 29, 1988, is an American football quarterback who has played 14 seasons in the National Football League. With the Seattle Seahawks, Wilson earned nine Pro Bowl selections and contributed to the team’s first Super Bowl victory in Super Bowl XLVIII. He played college football and baseball for NC State from 2008 to 2010 before transferring to Wisconsin, where he achieved a single-season FBS passer rating record and led the team to a Big Ten title and the 2012 Rose Bowl. The Seattle Seahawks drafted Wilson in the third round with the 75th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. He led the Seahawks to two consecutive Super Bowl appearances, winning Super Bowl XLVIII and losing Super Bowl XLIX after a goal-line interception by Malcolm Butler. Wilson was benched late in the 2023 season and released in the offseason, later signing a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2024 to earn his tenth Pro Bowl selection. He has been recognized for his community work, receiving the Walter Payton Man of the Year award in 2020 and the Bart Starr Award in 2022.