Reaction to Russell Wilson changing his Instagram photo is overblown

Russell Wilson recently changed his Instagram photo and all kinds of reactions followed. Some thought maybe this meant Wilson was going to be traded to the Washington Commanders or at least wanted to be traded there. Maybe some thought he was just done with being with the Seahawks.

Basically, Seahawks fans, you can tell it’s now the offseason, right? Last year 12s had to deal with so much Russell Wilson trade speculation it got to be a little nauseating. Possibly Wilson’s agent, Mark Rodgers (that troublemaker!), wanted to stir up some drama to get Wilson more money somehow? That is an agent’s job, right? It is annoying but still.

So far this offseason, 12s have had to deal with more Russell Wilson trade talk and recently a change of his profile picture on Instagram. The photo went from Wilson in a Seahawks uniform to Russell Wilson and a photo with his late father. This somehow set off thoughts that he wanted to be a Commander.

Russell Wilson changing his Instagram photo means nothing

Yes, Wilson grew up in Virginia and therefore was close to Washington, DC. So changing his Instagram photo to one of his young self and his father while he still lived in Virginia as a kid meant he no longer wanted to play in Seattle and instead DC? I mean, what?

What must it be like for a person like Russell Wilson to do one minor thing – yes, changing one’s photo on a social media outlet is a minor thing because, you know, life and stuff are also happening – and create such a frenzy? But would Russell Wilson do it because he wants to create drama between him and the team he plays for? Unlikely. This is Wilson we are talking about after all, not Kyler Murray.

And I did wait to write this article for a reason. I assumed Wilson would change his photo to something else because it is social media and changes are supposed to happen. And he has. Russell Wilson’s Instagram photo has him back in a Seahawks uniform so we can all rest well.

That is until Wilson decides to change the photo once again because it is inevitable. Let’s just hope next time he doesn’t change it to him wearing a Patriots uniform.