Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson of Cincinnati, Ohio retired on Thursday at the age of 37 according to Cole Sullivan of Yahoo! Sports. Throughout the 2010’s, Wilson was considered one of the best quarterbacks in the National Football League for the decade. You could make the argument that Wilson was one of the best Seattle Seahawks in the history of the franchise. Wilson was selected to seven Pro Bowls in the 2010’s (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019), and 10 Pro Bowls overall. He also was honoured while playing with the Seahawks in 2020 and 2021, and with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2024.
In all, Wilson played for four NFL franchises. He was with the Seahawks for 10 seasons from 2012 to 2021, the Denver Broncos for two seasons from 2022 to 2023, and one season each with the Pittsburgh Steelers (2024), and New York Giants (2025).
During 14 seasons and 202 regular season games, Wilson completed 3951 passes in 6120 attempts for 46966 passing yards. He had 353 passing touchdowns and 114 interceptions. On the ground, Wilson had 1042 rushes for 5568 rushing yards and 31 rushing touchdowns. Wilson also had five catches for 21 receiving yards and one touchdown catch. The six-point reception came on November 20, 2016 in a 26-15 Seahawks win over the Philadelphia Eagles. Wilson had a 15 yard touchdown catch from wide receiver Doug Baldwin of Gulf Breeze, Florida, which put the Seahawks up 23-7 near the midway point of the third quarter.
Wilson was also part of the Seahawks team that won the Super Bowl in 2014. In Super Bowl XLVIII, Wilson completed 18 of 25 passes for 206 passing yards and two touchdowns, along with three rushes for 26 rushing yards in a 43-8 Seahawks romp over Peyton Manning and the Broncos.
In Wilson’s career, he led the NFL with 34 touchdown passes in 2017. He also set several Seahawks franchise records. They include most passing yards all-time (37059), most passing touchdowns all-time (292), and most passing touchdowns in a single season (40 in 2020).
