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It’s the end of a wonderful career.
Former Seattle Seahawks star quarterback Russell Wilson announced his retirement from the NFL in a thank you video posted June 3, ending a legendary career that spanned 14 years (2012-25) and included four teams. Here is Wilson’s 14-year NFL career by the numbers:
1: Wilson is first in Seahawks history with 37,059 passing yards, 3,079 completions, 292 passing yards, a 101.8 passer rating and 104 regular season wins during his 10 years with the franchise (2012-21).
2: The number of Super Bowls he played in (2013 and 2014 seasons with the Seahawks).
4A: Wilson is fourth in NFL history among quarterbacks with 5,568 career regular season rushing yards.
4B: The number of teams Wilson has played for (he played for the Seahawks from 2012-2021, the Denver Broncos from 2022-23, the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2024 and the New York Giants in 2025).
5A: Wilson is fifth all-time with a career passer rating of 99.3.
5B: He threw double-digit interceptions in just five seasons.
9: Wilson had a career record of 9-8 in the playoffs, going 9-7 with the Seahawks and 0-1 with the Steelers.
10: The number of Pro Bowl nominations he has earned.
11: Wilson is 11th in NFL history with 4,056 passing yards in the postseason.
12: He is 12th in league history with 353 regular season passing touchdowns.
16: Wilson is 16th in NFL history with 46,966 regular season passing yards.
27: The number of touchdowns thrown by Wilson in 17 playoff games.
30: He has thrown more than 30 touchdowns in five seasons: 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
34: He led the NFL with 34 passing touchdowns in 2017.
40: Wilson threw a career-high 40 touchdowns in 2020.
48: Wilson helped the Seahawks win their first Super Bowl in franchise history in 2013, which was only his second season in the sport, as Seattle annihilated Denver in Super Bowl XLVIII, 43-8.
74: The number of players selected before Wilson in the 2012 NFL Draft; Seattle selected Wilson with the No. 75 pick after he played three seasons with the North Carolina State Wolfpack (2008-10) and one season with the Wisconsin Badgers (2011). Of those 74 players, five were quarterbacks.
100: He posted a passer rating of at least 100 in seven seasons: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
110.1: Wilson led the NFL with a passer rating of 110.1 in 2015.
2020: Wilson was the recipient of the 2020 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.
4,000: He threw for over 4,000 yards in four seasons: 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020.
4,689: Wilson’s yardage during the regular season with the Seahawks, which is fifth-most in franchise history among all players; his 23 rushing touchdowns with the eighth-ranked team.
