{"id":714154,"date":"2026-06-04T05:59:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T05:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/714154\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T05:59:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T05:59:11","slug":"russell-wilsons-wife-has-sweet-message-after-nfl-stars-retirement-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/714154\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell Wilson\u2019s wife has sweet message after NFL star\u2019s retirement announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ciara made sure to give his husband, <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/25785\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Russell Wilson;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Russell Wilson&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Russell Wilson<\/a>, his flowers after the star quarterback officially announced his retirement from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/category\/nfl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NFL&quot;}\" class=\"link \">NFL<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Russell Wilson shared the news on Instagram via a video montage from his 14-year career, along with photos and videos of his family. In the clip, the 37-year-old expressed his gratitude for his time in the NFL, and Ciara gushed over her husband in the comments section.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best in the world!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZI9iUlOR9f\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ciara wrote.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ciara wrote.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Ciara wrote.<\/a> \u201cThere\u2019s only one, 3! Always so proud of you! It\u2019s a true blessing to go on this journey with you! My greatest inspiration! I love you so much!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following his retirement, Wilson confirmed that he is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/russell-wilson-pass-jets-retirement-tv-job\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:taking a TV job;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;taking a TV job&quot;}\" class=\"link \">taking a TV job<\/a> as an analyst on CBS\u2019 Sunday NFL pregame show, replacing <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/8780\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Matt Ryan;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Matt Ryan&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Ryan<\/a>, who recently joined the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/atlanta\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Atlanta Falcons;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Atlanta Falcons&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a> as president of football after two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/chiefs-qb-patrick-mahomes-comments-on-russell-wilsons-career-after-nfl-retirement\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes comments on Russell Wilson\u2019s career after NFL retirement;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes comments on Russell Wilson\u2019s career after NFL retirement&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes comments on Russell Wilson\u2019s career after NFL retirement<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Jan 4, 2026; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants quarterback Russell Wilson (3) waves to fans after the game against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3419dcc6d762f7c230a3923e24606a8a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jan 4, 2026; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants quarterback Russell Wilson (3) waves to fans after the game against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Russell Wilson had a stellar NFL career<\/p>\n<p>After leaving NC State, Russell Wilson was drafted by the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/seattle\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Seattle Seahawks;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Seattle Seahawks&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a> in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He spent his first 10 seasons with the Seahawks, helping them win their first Super Bowl in franchise history in 2013. He was traded to the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/denver\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Denver Broncos;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Denver Broncos&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Denver Broncos<\/a> after the 2021 season and spent two years with them before playing one season each for the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/pittsburgh\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pittsburgh Steelers;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Steelers&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> and New York Giants.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Wilson threw for 46,966 yards, with 353 touchdown passes and 114 interceptions. He\u2019s the only player in NFL history with at least 30 touchdown passes and fewer than 15 interceptions in four straight seasons. He also had three seasons with at least 30 touchdown passes and 500 rushing yards, the most in NFL history.<\/p>\n<p>The Cincinnati, Ohio native also won NFL Rookie of the Year, was a Second-team All-Pro in 2019, the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year in 2020, and was a 10-time Pro Bowler.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ciara made sure to give his husband, Russell Wilson, his flowers after the star quarterback officially announced his&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":714155,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[1276,64,63,5386,28980,1234,1256,35234,1242,593,6584,1241,1793,1275,1254,85,161163],"class_list":["post-714154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-atlanta-falcons","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-chiefs","tag-ciara","tag-dallas-cowboys","tag-denver-broncos","tag-matt-ryan","tag-new-york-giants","tag-nfl","tag-patrick-mahomes","tag-pittsburgh-steelers","tag-retirement","tag-russell-wilson","tag-seattle-seahawks","tag-sports","tag-star-quarterback"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=714154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714154\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/714155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=714154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=714154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=714154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}