Russell Wilson
- Seattle Seahawks (since 2012)
- Super Bowl winner (XLVIII )
- Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year (2012 )
- 2 × Pro Bowl (2012, 2013)
- NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month ( December 2012)
- Steve Largent Award ( 2012)
Russell Carrington Wilson ( born November 29, 1988 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American professional American football player at the position of quarterback. He plays for the Seattle Seahawks in the National Football League ( NFL).
Career
High School
Russell Wilson attended the Collegiate School in Richmond, Virginia. In his last two years in high school, he scored 6,296 yards and thrown 74 touchdown passes. He also ran for 634 yards and scored extra space with its running game 15 touchdowns.
College
Wilson attended by 2008 to 2010, North Carolina State University, where he played college football for the NCAA Team Wolfpack. In 2011 he moved to the University of Wisconsin -Madison, where he played for the Wisconsin Badgers with whom he won the Big Ten Conference. Russell Wilson was selected in the 2012 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks in the 3rd round as 75 players.
NFL
After a good preseason of this Wilson was appointed surprising to starting quarterback and completed his first NFL game on September 9, 2012 in the Arizona Cardinals. In his first season, Wilson completed all 16 season games. In addition, his team for the play- offs to qualify, but different in the Divisional Round against the Atlanta Falcons .. In recognition of his achievements in his rookie year, he was the NFL Rookie of the Year Award was presented. In his second season Russell Wilson was able to expand its services and became the leader of the team .. The Seattle Seahawks could again this year with a record of 13 wins and only three losses in the regular season again reach the play -offs .. In the play-offs of the 2013 season was Wilson with a 23:17 victory in the NFC Championship Game against the San Francisco 49ers the way into the Super Bowl XLVIII celebrate .. There could win the Seattle Seahawks with 43:8 against the Denver Broncos. Russell Wilson steered itself in two touchdown passes.
Game style
Russell Wilson is a quarterback for the new generation that also run more time to self ( scrambled ). So he gains by the running out of the pocket ( offensive line ) more time and Overview. Russell Wilson has explored on his career, he has 1028 yards and scored five touchdowns himself. (As of December 2013)
Private
On January 14, 2012 Wilson married his longtime girlfriend, Ashton Meem.
Others
Russell Wilson is also a very talented baseball player. He was drafted in 2010 by the Colorado Rockies for their Class A team ( minor league baseball), but opted for American Football.Zudem drafteten the Texas Rangers Wilson inexplicably in MLB Draft 2013. However, he politely declined.