Russell Wilson

Russell Wilson started his career in NFL in 2012. He played for the Seahawks at that time.

Russell Wilson in a file photo ( image credits: Instagram/ dangerusswilson)
By Sujata Sharda | May 23, 2022 | 3 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Russell Wilson is a very renowned and famous American football player. He plays in the NFL. Russell Wilson plays for the Denver Broncos. He always had an interest in becoming an athlete and this is the reason he started playing football in college. Wilson was born on 29th November 1988 and he is 33 years old. He was born in Cincinnati Ohio and went to Collegiate School in Virginia. He had a major interest in going into football or basketball. He began his career in 2008 in college football and later got drafted by the NFL in 2012.

Russell Wilson’s Debut Season

Russell Wilson started his career in NFL in 2012. He played for the Seahawks at that time. In his first match, he had only 1 passing touchdown and one interception. He lost his first match to Arizona Cardinals. After that, he got the Rookie of the week award for his victory against the New York Jets. He ended up the season with rank 4 in the NFL passing rating. He was also selected as an alternate in the 2013 Powerball in his debut season. Currently, he plays with the jersey number 3. Russell played for Seattle Seahawks for about 10 years, from 2012- to 2021. After that, in 2022 he moved out of it and came to Denver Broncos.

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Russell Wilson’s Notable Statistics

Passing Yards37,059
TD-INT292-87
Passer Rating101.8
Rushing yards4,689
Passing Attempts4,735

Russell Wilson’s Net Worth

Russell Wilson has a massive net worth of about $165 million. His estimated salary is no less than $22 million. For the longest time from 2012- to 2021, he played for the Seattle Seahawks. Just now, in 2022 he moved to Broncos. Not only in NFL but Russell Wilson is one of the highest-paid athletes in the world. His base salary is about $35 million. Other than that it is also suspected that Russell has earned more than $90 million from other sources like bonuses, and other endeavours. Russell has won only 1 Super Bowl and has appeared in 2 of them. In 2015 the Seattle Seahawks signed an extension with Russell. This contract was worth $87 million. This contract had a guaranteed worth of $31 million and $61 million. Again in 2019, he signed a deal with the seahawks worth $140 million, this deal had a signing bonus of $65 million. This was the highest-paid deal in the entire NFL history.

Russell Wilson’s Brand Endorsements

Russell has worked with and endorsed some of the very famous companies around the globe. Let us see the list of those companies and the brand endorsements done by Russell Wilson.

  • Mercedes- Benz
  • Bose
  • Nike
  • Luvo
  • Microsoft
  • Duracell
  • Levi’s
  • Pepsi
  • American Family Insurance
  • United way

Russell Wilson’s Wife

Russell is married to Ciara. Both of them got married in 2016. Russell’s wife Ciara is a model and a singer. She has sung in many of her covers and has also won a Grammy for her astonishing performance. she also has a very successful modelling career as well. She is 3 years older than Wilson. This is Wilson’s second wife. He was first married to his high school sweetheart Ashton Meem. both of them got married in 2012 but soon after the marriage, they both decided of getting a divorce. They both parted ways in 2014. Ciara has two children with Russell namely Win and Sienna. As far as family is concerned, Russell Wilson has a younger sister who plays basketball at Stanford. Wilson’s mother is Tammy.T.Wilson and his father’s name is Harrison Wilson. 





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