Russell Wilson played at the University of Wisconsin for just one year, but apparently that one year was enough to make him a commencement speaker for Saturday's commencement ceremony.
"I've stood in this end zone many times before, but never quite in a uniform this ridiculous," the quarterback said from behind the podium.
He cracked jokes, including one about drinking "fishbowls" at Wanda's that was met with silence. But all things considered, it was pretty good — although these days who really knows if these guys write their own speeches?
His dialogue centered around what to do when life tells you no.