Quarterback Russell Wilson is reportedly making the transition from the football field to television.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Monday that Wilson agreed to join CBS Sports as an analyst:
The 37-year-old Wilson has played 14 NFL seasons. He spent a decade with the Seattle Seahawks, two more the Denver Broncos and one with the Pittsburgh Steelers before signing a one-year, $10.5 million contract with the New York Giants last March.
Wilson was fantastic with Seattle, making the Pro Bowl in nine of his seasons. He completed 65.0 percent of his passes for 292 touchdowns and 37,059 yards. Seattle won back-to-back NFC titles (2013, 2014) and won the Super Bowl to cap the former year, his second NFL season.
Wilson had a penchant for his remarkable deep ball accuracy and a phenomenal penchant for making plays on the run, on the fly for both at the same time. Usually, wideout Doug Baldwin was on the back end of those plays, frustrating defenses to no end.
After the 2021 season, the Seahawks traded Wilson in a blockbuster deal to Denver, who signed the QB to a five-year, $245 million extension. However, his time with the Broncos was largely disastrous. Denver parted ways after the 2023 season. Wilson then signed with Pittsburgh, and he enjoyed success there and led the Steelers to a playoff appearance en route to his 10th Pro Bowl.
Wilson signed with New York after the team went 3-14 in 2024 and subsequently sought out to remake the entire quarterback room. He began the year as QB1 but lasted just three games as the starter. He shined in Week 2 against the Dallas Cowboys but struggled vs. the Washington Commanders in Week 1 and Kansas City Chiefs in Week 3, completed 59.1 percent of his passes for three touchdowns (three interceptions) and 778 yards overall.
Wilson became a free agent after the season.
Ultimately, Wilson has decided to call it a career, one that could very well lead to him being in the Pro Football Hall of Fame someday.
Rumors strongly circulated that Wilson could be making the move to television on May 1, per Andrew Marchand of The Athletic.
CBS, of note, was looking for a new voice on the NFL Today desk to replace former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, who returned to his old team to become the franchise’s president of football.
Now Wilson is on television as he blazes a path that many other former NFL stars have taken over the years.
