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Russell Wilson Net Worth: Russell Wilson is an American NFL player who has a net worth of $165 million. He is a quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks in the National Football League and one of the wealthiest NFL players on the planet.
He’s played in two Super Bowls, one of which he won. He is one of the world’s most well-paid footballers. He is the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL in terms of per-season revenue, with a base salary of $35 million. Russell Wilson made a total of $90 million in 2018 and 2019.
Russell Wilson Early Life
Russell Carrington Wilson was born in Cincinnati’s Christ Hospital on November 29, 1988, and spent his childhood in Richmond, Virginia, with his parents, lawyer Harrison Benjamin Wilson III, and nurse director Tammy Wilson.
His two siblings are Harrison IV and Anna. Wilson began playing football with his father and brother when he was four years old, and he played in his first organised match with the Tuckahoe Tomahawks youth football team in grade six.
Wilson’s great-great-grandfather was a slave who was freed by a Confederate colonel after the American Civil War. Harrison B. Wilson Jr., Wilson’s grandpa, was a basketball and football player at Kentucky State University, and Anna W. Wilson, Wilson’s grandmother, was a lecturer at Jackson State University. Wilson’s maternal grandfather, A. B. Jackson, was a well-known painter.
Russell Wilson’s Net Worth
Russell Wilson’s net worth is expected to reach $165 million in 2022. Wilson inked a four-year, $140 million contract with the Seahawks in 2019, making him the highest-paid NFL player in the world. The contract featured a total of $107 million in guarantees, with $70 million completely guaranteed at the time of signing. He is also the CEO of West2East Empire, a brand management agency.
Russell Wilson Career
Russell started his professional football career at North Carolina State and had a solid career despite not being selected for the NFL Scouting Combine. To everyone’s amazement, he then declared his wish to play in the Premier League.
Russell signed a spring training deal with the Colorado Rockies in 2011. Russell had some minor-league success during the next two years. He finished his studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for another year.
Wilson set an FBS record for scoring defence in a single season in 2011 and led the team to the Big Ten title and the Rose Bowl against the Oregon Ducks in 2012. Wisconsin was defeated in the bowl game.
Russell stated in 2012 that he would concentrate on preparing for the NFL Scouting Combine. He was anticipated to be a middle-round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. Russell Wilson was taken 75th overall by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round.
Russell Wilson Personal Life
Russell Wilson is a firm believer in Christianity. He met Ashton Meem in high school in Richmond, Virginia. She was a superb athlete in high school and attended the University of Georgia when he enrolled at North Carolina State. Wilson relocated to Wisconsin in 2010, and she followed.
Wilson began a relationship with Ciara, a singer, in 2015. They agreed to remain unmarried until they were married. The couple announced their engagement. They married in an English palace. They welcomed their first kid in 2017. Ciara has a son from a previous marriage. The couple announced that they are expecting their second child in 2020.
Honors and Achievements
With ACC Rookie of the Year, ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year, and First-Team All-ACC honors in 2008, the XLVIII Super Bowl champion had an increasingly prominent pre-NFL career.
