And at Wilson’s unveiling as a Broncos participant on Wednesday, first-year head coach Nathaniel Hackett could not include his pleasure at having a Tremendous Bowl champion as his quarterback.

“Wow! C’mon, y’all. Russell Wilson! Holy sh*t. Very thrilling,” he mentioned with a smile.

The 33-year-old Wilson was traded from the Seahawks to the Broncos in trade for an enormous haul, together with two first-round draft picks, two second-rounders, a fifth-rounder, quarterback Drew Lock, defensive deal with Shelby Harris and tight finish Noah Fant.

The nine-time Professional-Bowler, who has persistently been the most effective quarterbacks within the league since he was drafted in 2012, says that he selected to maneuver to Denver for one cause solely: “That is to win.”

“That is what I imagine in. So day-after-day, what you are going to get from me is that mentality,” Wilson defined on the press convention. “You are going to get that juice. You are going to get that vitality.

“You are going to get that focus and we will do it collectively. All the blokes again there, we will do it collectively as a result of that what it takes. We’re right here for one factor and that is to win. That is to win on the highest degree, usually. I am enthusiastic about it. I am excited concerning the journey, so Broncos nation, let’s experience.”

Wilson added that he hopes to play “10 to 12 extra years” and win “three to 4 extra Tremendous Bowls,” planning to “end on prime as a champion.”

Mutual resolution

Earlier than Wilson’s opening press convention as a Denver participant, the Seahawks hierarchy launched statements saying that the choice for Wilson to maneuver on was one pushed by the quarterback himself.

“Whereas Russell made it clear he needed this alteration, he made Seattle proud and we’re grateful for his decade of management on and off the sector,” Jody Allen, chair of the Seahawks, mentioned in a press release.

“We sit up for welcoming our new gamers and to everybody being totally engaged whereas working our hardest to win each single day. I belief our management to take us into the longer term and know all of us want Russell the perfect.”

Head coach Pete Carroll echoed Allen’s message.

“This has all the time been a difficult time of 12 months the place we have now persistently maintained a aggressive method to getting higher as a group,” Carroll mentioned. “As Jody said, Russ’ need in doing one thing completely different afforded the group a chance to compete in a number of methods.
Wilson addresses the press on March 16.

“He has all the time been the final word competitor whose management and consistency helped form our tradition. Our franchise has gained numerous video games and we are going to all the time be pleased about the thrilling moments and unbelievable information.”

Nonetheless, Wilson mentioned that the choice to depart Seattle was a mutual one, a choice reached between him and the group.

“I did not provoke it; it was positively mutual. Alongside the best way, there’s positively been numerous conversations. It hasn’t been I initiating something, however it’s what it’s. I am excited, I am comfortable to be right here, that is all I do know. Clearly, I am comfortable concerning the 10 years I’ve had however I believe that — you recognize, it is, you recognize, we’ll need to examine it later, we’ll have some enjoyable in my guide at some point, we’ll have some good tales.”