In the same week that Seattle Seahawks great Russell Wilson was brought up as a possible New York Jets backup quarterback behind his old teammate Geno Smith, a new report has come out indicating that the next step in Wilson’s football life could be as an NFL analyst.
The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported on Friday that CBS is the favorite to land Wilson as part of “The NFL Today” studio team. Matt Ryan left his position to work in the Atlanta Falcons front office, creating a vacancy that Wilson could
fill.
Russell Wilson is in deep discussions to go into television, which could mark the end of what is likely a Hall of Fame career as an NFL quarterback, sources briefed on the talks told The Athletic.
“The NFL Today,” CBS’ Sunday pregame show, is considered the favorite as the two sides have had lengthy talks, the sources said. Wilson, 37, recently had a visit with the New York Jets about the possibility of backing up Geno Smith.
Wilson has worked with CBS on a few occasions over the years, including during a Giants bye-week last season.
Wilson’s days as QB1 are long over, and despite previous desires to play well into his 40s, it’s abundantly clear that the goal will not become a reality. He is, however, forever and always the man who quarterbacked the first Super Bowl win in Seahawks history, and it’ll take some doing for any quarterback to take down any of his franchise records.
If this is the end of his playing career—don’t rule out Wilson joining the studio team and taking a phone call midseason if there’s a QB crisis and his name is called—hopefully Wilson can just sign that one-day contract and retire as a Seahawk. The break-up and subsequent trade was a tough end to a great decade of success, but I think enough time has passed that the boos from his Denver Broncos debut at Lumen Field have surely subsided by now.
