Russell Wilson is an American professional football player who has a net worth of $165 million. Russell Wilson played for the Seattle Seahawks from 2012 to 2021.
He moved to the Broncos ahead of the 2022 season. As of this writing, he has appeared in two Super Bowls, winning one.
He is one of the highest-paid athletes in the world. His NFL average salary of $48.5 million makes him one of the highest-paid quarterbacks in terms of per-season earnings.
Between June 2018 and June 2019, Russell Wilson earned $90 million from his various endeavors. His career NFL earnings top $238.3 million in salary alone.
Russell Wilson was born on November 29, 1988, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in Richmond, Virginia.
He began playing football with his father and brother before he started kindergarten.
He went on to distinguish himself as a football player throughout high school, finishing his four years with multiple all-district, all-region, and all-state honors and being named Conference Player of the Year
He was featured in "Sports Illustrated" his senior year. He was also a star player on his high school baseball and basketball teams.
On July 31st, 2015, the Seattle Seahawks signed Wilson to a four-year contract extension valued at $87.6 million.
The contract came with a signing bonus of $31 million and $60 million of guaranteed money.