The former Super Bowl winner for the Seahawks is in training camp with his third NFL team after two turbulent seasons in Denver.
LATROBE, Pa. — Russell Wilson’s 13th NFL season is nearly at hand, and his 36th birthday is four months away. The glory of his 10 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, with his nine Pro Bowl selections and two Super Bowl appearances, gave way towith the Denver Broncos. Now, in the early days of his first training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the tempting narrative is that Wilson is vying to reestablish himself among the league’s quarterbacking royalty.
“I’m always trying to prove myself, my best version of me,” Wilson said following a recent practice. “You know, I felt like last year I was me again. The first year in Denver, I was hurt all year. And so I wasn’t healthy. I was playing through it all. But that’s what I believe us quarterbacks have to do. You have to be able to show up and lace up your cleats no matter what the circumstances are. But last year I felt like myself.
According to Wilson and the NFL Players Association, the Broncos threatened in October to bench Wilson for the rest of the season if he did not agree to adjust his contract and address an injury guarantee tied to a $37 million offseason payment. The NFLPA told the Broncos and the NFL’s management councilfrom attorney Jeffrey Kessler that the team’s threat to bench Wilson if he did not agree to adjust his contract was illegal and violated the collective bargaining agreement.
Wilson chose the Steelers in free agency after also visiting the New York Giants. Wilson said he made his selection based on the “winning culture” of the Steelers, who have never had a losing season in Coach Mike Tomlin’s 17-year tenure. They reached the playoffs last season with Kenny Pickett, Mitchell Trubisky and Mason Rudolph making starts at quarterback.
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