Russell Wilson announces retirement from NFL after 14 seasons

The Seahawks first Super Bowl-champion quarterback, Seattle’s best QB ever, retires to become an analyst with CBS’ NFL Today.

Following his exit from the NFL, Russell Wilson will join CBS Sports as a sportscaster.

Former Super Bowl champion Russell Wilson is retiring from the NFL, the quarterback said on social media on Wednesday evening. The Seattle Seahawks icon revealed that he will join CBS Sports as a broadcast analyst.

Ten-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson confirmed Wednesday that that he's retiring from the NFL to take a job with CBS Sports.

Ten-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson confirmed Wednesday in a video posted to social media that that he's retiring from the NFL to take a job with CBS Sports. Wilson's announcement came two days after news broke that he was finalizing a deal to become an analyst on CBS' Sunday NFL pregame show. “As I enter this next chapter with CBS Sports and ‘The NFL Today,’ I’m so blessed to continue doing what I love most — being around the greatest game in the world,” he said in the video.

Wilson announced he was retiring on Wednesday, two days after reports emerged indicating that he would be joining CBS Sports as an NFL pundit.

Wilson confirms he's heading to CBS.

Russell Wilson, who is joining CBS as an analyst, officially announced his retirement and thanked former Seahawks coach Pete Carroll.

Ten-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson confirmed that he's retiring from the NFL to move into broadcasting by taking up an analyst role with CBS Sports in America.