Russell Wilson From SeaHawks Says He’s Just Getting Started.

Russell Wilson plopped his sweaty body into a low, well-cushioned lounge chair outside the locker room at the Seattle Seahawks plush training facility and flashed a self-satisfied smile, an expression befitting a 30-year-old quarterback who recently became the highest-paid player in NFL history.

I feel like Im just getting started, Wilson said, his voice rising with excitement.

His off-the-field ventures, which include a clothing brand, a recently launched production company and a charitable foundation focused on youth empowerment, appear to be thriving.

And the remaking of the Seahawks, a process which removed a slew of decorated veterans with big personalities from the locker room, has left Wilson as the obvious and unchallenged leader of a young team looking to build on last seasons surprising playoff appearance.

Yeah, if Wilson feels like a million bucks – or, in this case, $140 million over four years – he has his reasons.

Six-and-a-half years ago, a couple of minutes after Wilsons Hail Mary fell short in the Seahawks 2012 Divisional Round defeat to the Atlanta Falcons, he famously stood outside the visitors locker room at the Georgia Dome and exclaimed to his downcast teammates, Hey, dont even worry about it, cause were gonna be so good next year, its ridiculous.