Russell Wilson Turned on Seattle, They Got Him Back

Nothing like going back home. Especially if you are Russell Wilson going back to the city you delivered a super bowl to just under a decade ago. Wilson was thought to be beloved by Seattle. Just two years ago, the entirety of the city of Seattle was posting “Let Russ Cook” to their Instagram stories and demanding that the Seahawks fire Pete Carroll for “holding him back.” But now, Wilson’s presence under the Space Needle is anything but the love affair of old.   

                When Tom Brady returned to Foxborough this time last year, he was met with thunderous applause and a standing ovation as he ran out of the tunnel to the unfamiliar away-team sideline at Gillette. But for Wilson, he was booed by the 12’s (Seahawks fans obnoxious self-given nickname) as he ran out of the away locker room. You would think a Super Bowl win would help to cover up some of the bitterness and failure that Wilson contributed to over the last decade in Seattle, but the fans indicated how they truly feel.  

                Wilson’s breakup with Seattle wasn’t exactly as mutual as you like to tell yourself your last relationship was. Wilson spent the better part of the last two seasons displaying body language and facial expressions similar to a fifth grader who didn’t get his favorite swing at recess. He posted petty, cryptic messages to his social media like a less psychotic Antonio Brown. At the culmination of his relationship with the Seahawks he filed for divorce by publicly demanding a trade from the team and city that gave him an NFL career. The ultimate middle finger to an insufferable fanbase.   

                But don’t worry. There’s a happy ending to this story, even for someone like me who hates both the Seahawks and Russ. I’ll start out with the good news for all the Wilson haters out there. He lost! The Denver Broncos dropped their opener against a miserable excuse for a roster wearing a vomit-inducing neon green. This is an especially bad look for the Broncos because their fans spent all off-season saying that they were going to win it all this year. To top it all off Wilson got outplayed by the ultimate wash-up himself, Geno Smith.   

                Now, to pander to the Seahawks hater. They won, but now they have to watch at least one more week of ultimate wash-up Smith play at QB. And they most certainly won’t have the same fire they had this week from playing against their ex when they take on the 49ers next week. The lesson to be learned here is not to turn on your fans, because they’ll turn right back on you, and even worse, you might just get beat up in your old house by some guy named Geno who happens to be wearing your old clothes and sleeping with your wife.