At one time, Russell Wilson was widely considered one of the top quarterbacks in the entire league. But now, he’s in a pretty dire situation as he signs with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
As NFL insider Albert Breer points out, with Russell Wilson signing a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers, there is a good chance that this is the final chance for the aging and underperforming quarterback to prove that he can still play in the league after things went poorly with the Denver Broncos.
“As for Wilson’s side of it, this really might be his last shot. That the 35-year-old is going to a place where he’s not going to be enabled, or treated like the franchise, gives him an opportunity to show he’s grown from the experience in Denver—where he was first treated like royalty, then knocked down a peg or two (or 10) by Sean Payton—and is ready to, well, be a regular guy. Which might be easier said than done,” Breer wrote for SI.com on Monday morning.
It’s certainly a harsh reality for Wilson after he has been seen as one of the top quarterbacks on the planet for the majority of his career. It will be interesting to see how he handles it.
[SI.com]
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