Russell Wilson confirmed in a video posted to social media on Wednesday that he is retiring from the NFL to take a job with CBS Sports.
His announcement came two days after reports that he was finalizing a deal to become an analyst on CBS’ Sunday NFL pregame show.
In the video, Wilson said, “As I enter this next chapter with CBS Sports and ‘The NFL Today,’ I’m so blessed to continue doing what I love most — being around the greatest game in the world.”
Wilson played 14 seasons in the league after being selected by Seattle in the third round of the 2012 NFL draft out of Wisconsin.
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He spent his first 10 seasons with the Seahawks and led the team to its first Super Bowl championship in the 2013 season.
After the 2021 season, Wilson was traded to Denver, where he spent two years with the Broncos before playing one season in Pittsburgh and another for the New York Giants.
Over his career, Wilson threw for 46,966 yards, with 353 touchdown passes and 114 interceptions.
He joins Peyton Manning and Dan Marino as the only quarterbacks to record at least 20 touchdown passes in each of their first three seasons.
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Wilson was also selected to 10 Pro Bowls, becoming one of seven quarterbacks in league history to reach that mark.
He is the only player in NFL history with at least 30 touchdown passes and fewer than 15 interceptions in four consecutive seasons.
Wilson also had three seasons with at least 30 touchdown passes and 500 rushing yards, the most in league history.
His retirement video, which runs about three minutes, included clips of him visiting patients at Seattle Children’s Hospital and highlights from his playing career.
He expressed thanks to teammates, friends, and family and gave special recognition to former Seahawks coach Pete Carroll.
Wilson said, “Thanks for taking a chance on a young, 5-11 Black kid from Richmond, Virginia, that was told he was too small to ever make it in the NFL.”
He is the shortest starting quarterback ever to win a Super Bowl.
Wilson will replace Matt Ryan on “The NFL Today” after Ryan joined the Atlanta Falcons as president of football.
Before making his decision, Wilson told the New York Post last month that he was considering returning for a 15th season and had received an offer from the New York Jets to serve as backup to Geno Smith.
The video concluded with Wilson thanking his wife, Ciara, along with a message of gratitude to the sport he dedicated his life to.
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