{"id":713810,"date":"2026-06-04T04:59:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T04:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/713810\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T04:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T04:59:10","slug":"chiefs-qb-patrick-mahomes-comments-on-russell-wilsons-career-after-nfl-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/713810\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes comments on Russell Wilson\u2019s career after NFL retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><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>\u2019s <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> retirement announcement on Wednesday garnered a lot of attention across the league. Former and current players congratulated him for his successful career and for joining CBS Sports as an analyst.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DZI9iUlOR9f\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:video on Instagram;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;video on Instagram&quot;}\" class=\"link \">video on Instagram<\/a> where he looked back on his career journey. He also used it as the platform to thank his family, friends, teammates and fans for their support. <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/kansas-city\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kansas City Chiefs;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;Kansas City Chiefs&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> quarterback <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/30123\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Patrick Mahomes;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;Patrick Mahomes&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Patrick Mahomes<\/a> dropped his reaction in the comments section. It received thousands of likes from fans.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/russell-wilson-pass-jets-retirement-tv-job\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Russell Wilson might pass on Jets for retirement, 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;Russell Wilson might pass on Jets for retirement, TV job&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Russell Wilson might pass on Jets for retirement, TV job<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongrats on a helluva career man!\u201d Mahomes wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson responded by expressing gratefulness for being able to compete against him<\/p>\n<p>\u201cthanks 15. Love we got to share the field together! Keep being an inspiration to the kids!\u201d Wilson replied.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Patrick Mahomes\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"646\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e520f6533f6ef962b043780e748388fb.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Patrick Mahomes<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Mahomes and Russell Wilson\u2019s history<\/p>\n<p>The quarterbacks share a dynamic NFL history. Their dominance overlapped in different eras. They went head-to-head four times in the regular season as starters when Wilson starred for the Seattle Seahawks and <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>.<\/p>\n<p>Mahomes holds a 3-1 record over him. The last face-off was on Oct. 29, 2023, when Kansas City won 23-9 over Denver.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Wilson retires as a 2014 Super Bowl champion, two-time NFC champion and 10-time Pro Bowler, among other accolades. Mahomes, on the other hand, is recovering from an ACL injury he suffered on Dec. 14 versus the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/la-chargers\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Los Angeles Chargers;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;Los Angeles Chargers&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>. The 30-year old went under the knife the following day to fix it. However, he could reportedly be ready by Week 1 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/patrick-mahomes-making-massive-strides-for-kansas-city-chiefs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:lead the Chiefs in bouncing back;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;lead the Chiefs in bouncing back&quot;}\" class=\"link \">lead the Chiefs in bouncing back<\/a> after a disappointing 2025 campaign. They finished 6-11 and missed the playoffs for the first time in the Mahomes era.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Russell Wilson\u2019s NFL retirement announcement on Wednesday garnered a lot of attention across the league. 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