Seattle Seahawks: Russell Wilson – It’s Not Me, It’s You Seattle
Every relationship has its ups and downs. Russell Wilson voiced some concerns but also his intention to stay with the Seattle Seahawks forever. Today we learned that maybe Russ wasn’t the guy we thought he was all along.
Everything is great in the beginning, or else it wouldn’t begin at all. You meet someone unexpected, things click and you realize “hey there’s something here.” A decade ago, the Seattle Seahawks drafted an undersized quarterback from the University of Wisconsin, in the third round and felt the same way: hey there’s something here.
Despite a sizable investment in free agent passer Matt Flynn, the Seahawks ended up with Russell Wilson as their QB that season. It was a great beginning.
The next few seasons were the honeymoon years. That person seems perfect and you know they’re the one. You know you can get through anything and this is going to be forever.
In year one he brought the team from 7-9 to 11-5. In his rookie season, Wilson came just this close to taking down the Atlanta Flacons and making it to the NFC title game. Seattle and the 12s knew they had someone special in their fold.
The next season was just bliss. With an all-time NFL defense and a power, “Beast-led” running game, Seattle ran roughshod over the NFL. They produced an NFL-best 13-3 record.
Two wins over Drew Brees and the Saints and their bitter rivals in San Francisco brought the Seattle Seahawks to the Super Bowl. In a shocking blowout, Seattle destroyed Peyton Manning and the Broncos 43-8 in SB XLVIII. Seattle and their young quarterback were champions.
Russell Wilsonβs only championship was a Super Bowl XLVIII victory against the Denver Broncos. Now heβs been traded from Seattle to bring a title to Mile High like the man he beat, Peyton Manning pic.twitter.com/XvmzJq9usx
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