Originally published Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 8:01 PM
Seahawks bio: Russell Wilson
Russell Wilson Age: 24, born Nov. 29, 1988. Position: Quarterback. Height, weight: 5-11, 206 pounds. College: Wisconsin. High school: Collegiate School...
Position: Quarterback.
Height, weight: 5-11, 206 pounds.
College: Wisconsin.
High school: Collegiate School (Richmond, Va.)
Acquired: Drafted in third round (No. 75 overall), 2012.
Playoff highlights: Wilson completed 15 of 26 passes for 187 yards in the Seahawks' victory over the Redskins. He also ran for 67 yards on just eight carries.
By the numbers: 26 — Touchdown passes during the regular season, tying Peyton Manning's NFL rookie record. 5 — Quarterbacks taken before Wilson in April's NFL draft. .229 — Wilson's batting average in two seasons of minor-league baseball.
Did you know: Wilson comes from an athletic family. His father and brother each played two sports in college. His sister, Anna, is a high-school freshman in Richmond, Va., a guard on the Collegiate School's basketball team already attracting attention from college recruiters.
Quotable: "I always expect greatness and always expect an opportunity." — Russell Wilson.
Russell Wilson
Age: 24, born Nov. 29, 1988.
Position: Quarterback.
Height, weight: 5-11, 206 pounds.
College: Wisconsin.
High school: Collegiate School (Richmond, Va.)
Acquired: Drafted in third round (No. 75 overall), 2012.
Playoff highlights: Wilson completed 15 of 26 passes for 187 yards in the Seahawks' victory over the Redskins. He also ran for 67 yards on just eight carries.
By the numbers:
26 — Touchdown passes during the regular season, tying Peyton Manning's NFL rookie record.
5 — Quarterbacks taken before Wilson in April's NFL draft.
.229 — Wilson's batting average in two seasons of minor-league baseball.
Did you know: Wilson comes from an athletic family. His father and brother each played two sports in college. His sister, Anna, is a high school freshman in Richmond, Va., a guard on the Collegiate School's basketball team already attracting attention from college recruiters.
Quotable: "I always expect greatness and always expect an opportunity." — Russell Wilson.