Russell Wilson aims to play 12 more years, win 3-4 more Super Bowls
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Russell Wilson flashed that mile-wide smile and embraced the prospect of playing in the loaded AFC and in the shadows of John Elway and Peyton Manning.
"I want to win three to four more Super Bowls. That's the plan, that's the goal, that's the mission, that's the vision," Wilson declared Wednesday after the NFL signed off on the biggest blockbuster trade of the offseason.
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"So, let’s do it. Why not?" the former Seahawks QB added as he scanned the auditorium where Elway himself, now a consultant to general manager George Paton, stood smiling in the back.
The deal agreed to last week sent the star 33-year-old quarterback from Seattle to the Rocky Mountains for a massive package of picks and players.
Wilson said he picked Manning's brain about making a mid-career transition, about schools in Denver, and about the organization, once it became apparent he'd get his wish and move to Colorado for the second — and he hopes, final — chapter of his stellar career.
Denver Broncos new starting quarterback Russell Wilson speaks during a news conference Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at the team's headquarters in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Although the trade couldn't be finalized until the start of the new league year Wednesday, Wilson and his wife, R&B singer-songwriter Ciara, already have visited sick children in Denver just like the couple used to do in Seattle.
Wilson said he aims to play 10 to 12 more seasons and finish his career in Denver after a fruitful decade in Seattle, where the Seahawks made it clear in congratulatory Twitter posts Wednesday that Wilson was the one who had