Don't count out a Russell Wilson NFL comeback despite CBS Sports role

Russell Wilson may get a desperate call during the 2026 NFL season

If this is indeed it for Wilson in the NFL, he's put together one heck of a career. He's a 10-time Pro Bowler and the 2020 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award winner. He won Super Bowl XLVIII as the starting quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks. He then led the 'Hawks back to Super Bowl XLIX, but they lost in that game to Brady and the New England Patriots.

Unfortunately for Wilson, his interception with 26 seconds to go while on the New England 1-yard line cost Seattle the game. Wilson has had ups and downs in his NFL career, and he's had more downs than ups in the latter portion. There was a time when he was, without a doubt, one of the best quarterbacks in the league, though.

If anything, he's still a veteran who knows what to do with the football, and he's got a ton of experience coming up big in clutch moments. Yes, those moments seem like a distant memory of the glory days of the "Legion of Boom" Seahawks at this point, but you don't just lose that experience as a quarterback.

The point is this: If a starting quarterback on a team with playoff aspirations gets injured in 2026, one would imagine that Wilson would receive one of the first calls from this suddenly desperate hypothetical franchise.

Would he want to leave the cushy world of TV and get back to the grind of being an everyday player in the NFL? That would be the question. He can still come in and win a few games if needed, though, so football may not be done with Wilson just yet.

Over 14 seasons, Wilson has thrown for 46,966 yards and 353 touchdowns with 114 interceptions. He spent 10 seasons with Seattle, two with the Denver Broncos, one with the Pittsburgh Steelers and one with the New York Giants.