Russell Wilson reveals retirement verdict after Giants nightmare compounded by hamstring tear
Russell Wilson is not done with the NFL.
The Super Bowl-winning quarterback finished the 2025 season in New York as a backup to Giants rookie Jaxson Dart. Despite this, Wilson told media at the team facility in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Monday that he intends to keep playing.
‘Oh yeah, I’m not blinking,’ he said. ‘I know I’m [what I’m] capable of… And I want to be able to do that again and just be ready to rock and roll and be as healthy as possible and be ready to, you know, play ball.’
Wilson will be an unrestricted free agent when the NFL calendar flips in March. The long-time Seattle Seahawks starter has bounced from Denver to Pittsburgh to New York in recent years but has only recently begun to serve as a backup.
It’s unclear if any team will give him the chance to start next season, of if he’d be seen as a veteran mentor for a younger quarterback.
Potentially complicating Wilson’s market value is the torn hamstring he suffered in the final practice before the Giants’ September 14 overtime loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
Russell Wilson believes he can still contribute to an NFL team, as he told reporters Monday
On Monday, Wilson revealed he suffered a grade two tear that week, which he was forced to try and rehab at the Dallas Mavericks’ facility before playing the rival Cowboys.
‘I couldn’t tell anybody,’ he said. ‘I had to go play on it just because I knew the circumstance, I had to play on it.
‘I actually ended up going to the Dallas Mavericks facility training and kept it quiet, just try to get treatment on it,’ he continued.
Wilson was inconsistent across six games in 2025, tossing three touchdowns and three interceptions, while completing 58 percent of his passes for just 138.5 yards per game.
