It’s the end of a remarkable era, as Seattle Seahawks icon Russell Wilson officially retired from the NFL this week, and his wife, Ciara, was fully supportive. Amid preseason preparations, the quarterback came to a point where he felt his time in the league had finally run out — from bringing Seattle its first-ever Super Bowl to tutoring a young Jaxson Dart — and his wife shared some emotional words.
Russell Wilson Receives Heartwarming Tribute From Wife Ciara
Wilson spent a memorable 14 years in the NFL, most of them with the Seahawks, and left behind some iconic moments that continue to live on in the minds of football fans. From his days of forming a legendary backfield with Marshawn Lynch in Seattle to going toe-to-toe with greats like Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady, Wilson leaves behind a strong legacy.
Ciara has been along for the ride for the last 10 years, having seen Wilson at his best and his worst. As such, she had plenty of emotion to share when her husband finally announced his retirement.
“The best in the world!” she wrote in the comment section of Wilson’s retirement post. “There’s only one, 3! Always so proud of you! It’s a true blessing to go on this journey with you! My greatest inspiration! I love you so much!”
Wilson went from a title-winning youngster with the Seahawks to a mentoring veteran with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Giants.
His team’s sheer dismantling of Peyton Manning in Super Bowl 48 stands as one of his greatest career moments, sinking the high-scoring Denver Broncos with a crushing score of 43-8.
The Seahawks’ miracle comeback against Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers in the 2014 NFC Championship is another lasting career memory. After being down 16-0 at halftime, Wilson and company rallied to take a late lead before the Packers tied the game at 22-22 to force overtime, where Seattle wideout Jermaine Kearse’s 35-yard touchdown catch left a bad taste in the mouths of Packers fans.
Wilson spent the closing years of his career jumping from the Broncos, to the Steelers, to the Giants, where he didn’t do much more than struggle, going 17-27 as a starter in his last four seasons.
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He ultimately spent his final season of 2025 with the Giants, where he served as a bridge for rookie Dart to take the reins of the franchise. Wilson went 0-3 in the first three games of the season, which ended up marking the end of his run as a starter in the NFL.
With a resume that matches and even tops some legendary quarterbacks, the debate is on about whether he’ll enter the Hall of Fame someday.
