Wilson ends 14-year NFL career, moves into broadcasting

Wilson ends 14-year NFL career, moves into broadcasting

Russell Wilson has retired from professional football after 14 NFL seasons, confirming the decision in a video posted to social media in which he also announced he will join CBS Sports as an analyst. The quarterback, who won Super Bowl XLVIII with the Seattle Seahawks and earned 10 Pro Bowl selections across his career, accumulated 46,966 passing yards and 353 total touchdowns before stepping away from the game.

Wilson entered the league as a third-round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft and spent a decade in Seattle, where he compiled a 104-53-1 record as a starter and won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award in 2020. His most prominent team success came in February 2014, when the Seahawks defeated the Denver Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl XLVIII. A subsequent Super Bowl appearance ended in defeat to the New England Patriots. After a trade to Denver ahead of the 2022 season, Wilson encountered a difficult period that included a losing record and an eventual parting of ways with the Broncos despite a large remaining contract.

Wilson signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the 2024 season on a veteran-minimum deal, going 6-5 as a starter and earning his tenth Pro Bowl selection before Pittsburgh was eliminated in the Wild Card Round. The New York Giants then signed him for 2025, though he was replaced in the starting role by rookie Jaxson Dart in Week 4 and did not reclaim the position. His final regular-season game came against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium on Jan. 4, 2026.

With his playing career formally closed, Wilson transitions to the broadcast booth at CBS Sports. In his retirement video he cited formative influences including head coach Pete Carroll and reflected on his time with each of the four franchises he served. No start date for his CBS Sports role has been publicly confirmed.