The Pittsburgh Steelers officially named Russell Wilson their starting quarterback yesterday. The Steelers play his former team, the Denver Broncos, in Week 2—how much is he thinking about that? While he carries himself with a chip on his shoulder, he says he is looking forward, not backward.
Asked if he feels he has anything to prove, speaking to reporters yesterday, Wilson said, “I feel like that every day. You try to prove yourself”, via the team’s website. When it came to addressing his past, though, he left the past right there.
“Those 10 years in Seattle were really special.