Russell Wilson: There’s Nothing We Can’t Do

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was in typically upbeat form during last week’s OTA sessions.

You would expect the 30 year old to be in a good mood. Russell Wilson recently became the highest-paid player in NFL history.

However, that’s not all Russell Wilson is happy about. He’s feeling optimistic about both his own career and the prospects of his Seahawks team. Wilson believes that Seattle can achieve big things this year, and that he can play until he’s 45.

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“I feel like I’m just getting started,” Wilson said.

“That’s the scary part, the most exciting part. That’s really where I believe that I am right now: I’m just getting started. And I believe this team is just getting started. So, I think that we can do anything that we set our minds out to do.”

His belief is so strong that he compared the current Seahawks group to the 2013 Super Bowl winners. The ‘Legion of Boom’ defence is now totally broken up, but Wilson believes that it can be recreated.

“I think last year was exciting because everybody said that we couldn’t be successful,” Wilson said.

“I knew that we were gonna be a really good team, ’cause of our coaching staff, because of the players that we have, the young guys and the work ethic. It wasn’t gonna be easy. But we were willing to put the work in. We had a great culture, everybody was really fired up about it. But we didn’t get to where we wanted to go.”

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“First of all, I think our draft class has been exceptional,” Wilson said.

“Guys are ready to roll; they look really great. I think the transition between guys going from their rookie year (in 2018) to their second year has been really, really impressive to see. And the offensive line looks really strong, really stout. I’m fired up about the offensive line.

“So yeah, we believe that (there are similarities to the 2013 team). We really do. We really believe that we can be as good as we want to be. And we have to create that energy, that passion, that fire every day. But there’s nothing we can’t do.”