Now 37, Wilson maintains his love for the game, as well. He believes he can play for at least another three seasons or so.
“I wanna play a few more years for sure,” he said. “I think for me, I’ve always had the vision of getting to 40, at least. I think the game is different. Quarterbacks, we get hit. It’s not, you know, we get hit hard, but … there’s certain rules. I mean, back in the day when I started, bro, it was you just get [clobbered]. I mean, so I feel like the game allows you to, you know, live a little longer, I guess. I feel healthy. I feel great. But I think more than anything else is, do you love the game? Do you love studying? Do you love the passion for it all? Do you love the process? Do you love the practice? Do you love – everybody loves the winning part of it, but it’s process. There’s a journey that you got to be obsessed with. And that part I’m obsessed with.”
Wilson’s days as a starting quarterback would seem most likely behind him, but the ever-optimistic QB believes the right situation could unlock glory days ahead.
“I think it’s about being around the right people at the right time, all the glue coming together. You’re seeing that with Sam Darnold. Obviously, we’re here at the Super Bowl,” Wilson said. “You’re seeing that with Sam Darnold, you know. His situation for four or five years wasn’t what he wanted it to be, and you see it with Baker Mayfield, a guy who I love watching play and compete, you know.”
After the interview was taped, Darnold went on to join Wilson as the only quarterbacks to lead the Seahawks to a Super Bowl victory.
Said Wilson: “It just takes the right place at the right time.”