Russell Wilson confirms retirement from NFL as Super Bowl winner heads to broadcast booth

[p]"[b]As I enter this next chapter with CBS Sports and 'The NFL Today' I'm so blessed to be able to continue doing what I love most: being around the greatest game in the world,[/b]" [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wilson-russell/G6C10u95/"]Wilson[/a] said in the voice-over to the video that spanned hallmark moments of his career.[/p][p]The 37-year-old thanked his former coach, Pete Carroll, for taking a chance on him in 2012 when the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/seattle-seahawks/f5h1oOee/"]Seattle Seahawks[/a] drafted Russell in the third round despite widespread doubts around the NFL that the 5-foot-11 signal-caller would thrive in the professional league.[/p][p]Russell won the Seahawks starting quarterback job as a rookie and with Carroll at the helm led Seattle to the Super Bowl title in his second season.[/p][embed guid="5715da9f-8b35-42db-b929-903d603752d8" url="https://x.com/DangeRussWilson/status/2062298629071601828?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Seahawks came up agonizingly short in their repeat bid the next year after Wilson threw a late interception at the goal line in their loss to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-england-patriots/G6oNfmi8/"]New England Patriots[/a].[/p][p]Wilson was a 10-time Pro-Bowler, spending 10 seasons with the Seahawks before landing with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/denver-broncos/l22ZmPbl/"]Denver[/a], where he was benched in 2023.[/p][p]He spent the last two seasons of his playing career with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pittsburgh-steelers/AXWJxS6R/"]Pittsburgh Steelers[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-giants/lIrBvlxF/"]New York Giants[/a] but played just three games for the Giants last season before he was supplanted as starter by rookie Jaxson Dart.[/p][p]US media reported this week that Wilson was in talks for a job on CBS's "[i]NFL Today[/i]" programme, taking over from former quarterback [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ryan-matt/KYkp8EPh/"]Matt Ryan[/a] who left the network to become the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atlanta-falcons/hClIiQIR/"]Atlanta Falcons[/a]' new president of football.[/p][p]During his 14-year career, Wilson threw for 46,966 yards, 353 touchdowns and 114 interceptions.[/p][p]He was also named the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year in 2020 for his charitable work off the field.[/p]