RENTON, Wash. -- As Russell Wilson was sidelined by the most significant injury of his career, the toughest game for the Seattle Seahawks quarterback to watch was the first one he missed. Wilson wanted to break Brett Favre's NFL record of 297 consecutive starts, but his own streak ended at 149 a week after he hurt the middle finger on his throwing hand on Oct. 7.
A consolation prize for Wilson: easily beating the projected timetable for his return.
Wilson was initially told he'd most likely be out 6 to 8 weeks.
"I wasn't going to take 6 to 8," he said Thursday in his first comments to reporters since the injury.