Former ESPN analysts absolutely buries Russell Wilson

The Seattle Seahawks are in Year 3 of the post-Russell Wilson era and Wilson is on his second team since leaving the Seahawks following the 2021 season. Wilson joined the Steelers this offseason and the plan was for him to be the starting quarterback in Pittsburgh.

After an injury kept Wilson out of the first game, Justin Fields started for the Steelers and has helped lead them to a 3-0 start to the year (the Seahawks and Steelers are both undefeated, funny enough). After Fields had a gutsy performance in the Steelers' Week 3 win over the Chargers, it doesn't feel like Wilson will get his job back.

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That prompted Dan Patrick to ask former NFL quarterback and former ESPN analyst Sean Salisbury "If Russell Wilson's cleared to play, who do you start in Pittsburgh?" Salisbury immediately responded with "Fields" and he was not complimentary of the former Seahawk, noting "Russell Wilson's best football is behind him".

Former Seahawks QB Russell Wilson gets blasted by NFL analyst

Wilson spent the first 10 years of his career in Seattle quarterbacking the Seahawks and helped lead the team to two Super Bowl appearances, winning one in the 2013 season. Of course, that team and that era is more known for their stout defenses but Wilson was excellent during his time with the Seahawks.

That being said, the Seahawks deserve a ton of credit for jumping off the Russell Wilson ship before it started sinking. We saw how he did in the 2022 and 2023 seasons outside of Seattle and the answer was not good. He struggled with the Broncos in 2022, throwing just 16 touchdowns to 11 interceptions.

While he improved a little in 2023 under Sean Payton, the Broncos still didn't meet expectations and he was released despite the Broncos still owing him a ton of money. The Steelers swooped in and signed him this offseason for almost nothing and now he's the backup to Justin Fields.

People probably don't care too much what Salisbury has to say, especially about Russell Wilson, but he's right here. At 35 years old (and turning 36 in November), it does feel like we're toward the end of Wilson's NFL career.