🏈NEWS: Russ Wilson is in deep talks to go into television, with CBS’ NFL Today the favorite, as he contemplates the end of his playing career, The Athletic has learned.
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Former Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson may be nearing a career decision that would effectively close the book on his NFL playing days.
Wilson is in “deep discussions” to move into television, according to The Athletic, with CBS’ “The NFL Today” viewed as the favorite landing spot. The report noted that Wilson, 37, has also visited with the New York Jets about potentially backing up Geno Smith, leaving him with two very different paths: continue chasing a roster spot or begin the next phase of his football life.
For Broncos fans, the news lands differently than it does in Seattle, Pittsburgh or New York. Wilson’s Denver chapter was short, expensive and franchise-altering. If this is the end, his two seasons with the Broncos will stand as the turning point between his Hall of Fame-caliber Seahawks run and the journeyman finish that followed.
🏈NEWS: Russ Wilson is in deep talks to go into television, with CBS’ NFL Today the favorite, as he contemplates the end of his playing career, The Athletic has learned.
According to The Athletic, Wilson has had lengthy talks with CBS about joining “The NFL Today,” the network’s Sunday pregame show. The opening was created when Matt Ryan left CBS to become the Atlanta Falcons’ president of football.
CBS’ current studio group includes host James Brown and analysts Nate Burleson and Bill Cowher. Wilson has already worked with CBS on select appearances, including during the playoffs, giving the network a preview of what he could offer as a studio analyst.
The Athletic reported CBS also has interest in former Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly, who has done national media work and serves as a radio analyst for Panthers games.
Wilson moving to television would not technically have to mean retirement. Quarterbacks have used media work before while remaining available. But the report described the CBS talks as deep, and Wilson’s reported Jets visit would have been for a backup role behind Smith, his former Seahawks teammate. Wilson visited with the Jets as a possible backup option behind Smith.
That is a long way from where Wilson stood when Denver acquired him in 2022.
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