Like most arrogant people, Russell Wilson was eventually going to have to pay his bill. The former Seattle Seahawks legend always tried to come across as a team-first guy who desperately wanted to be liked by his teammates. Instead, many teammates weren't fond of him.
The truth is that the quarterback was more of a me-first player. It was easy to see through his robotic and rehearsed answers to interview questions because his actions spoke louder. He rang false, and in the end, the ability he had to be a good quarterback diminished.
His new team, the New York Giants, decided after only three games in 2025 that Wilson should no longer be the team's starter. The quarterback was great for most of Week 2 when he threw for 450 yards in a loss to the Dallas Cowboys, but he threw a terrible interception in overtime.
Former Seattle Seahawks legend Russell Wilson benched after three games with the New York Giants
In Week 3, he was awful. He threw two bad interceptions and struggled to complete nearly any pass. What Seahawks fans watched near the end of Wilson's time with the team became more blatant as his career wore on.
He wouldn't or couldn't throw over the middle (perhaps not being able to see over the middle of the field very well because of his height), and that limited what his offenses were capable of. He still has a solid arm and throws a great deep pass, but that is seemingly all he can do now.
In his place, the Giants will start rookie Jaxson Dart. Dart likely gives the Giants no better chance right now to win than Wilson does, but New York wasn't going to win with Russell Wilson either. It is better to look at the future, and Wilson is not going to be a part of that.
A QB change: Giants are planning to start rookie Jaxson Dart on Sunday vs. the Chargers, sources told ESPN. pic.twitter.com/PwYApMCoN7
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 23, 2025
One might wonder, as the Giants still have veteran Jameis Winston, whether Wilson will even last the rest of the season. He could be released, and it's unlikely any team would pick him up. His career might be unofficially over.
Wilson kind of did that to himself, too. He might still be with the Seattle Seahawks if he hadn't tried to get general manager John Schneider and former head coach Pete Carroll fired. Russell Wilson thought he was bigger than the team, and he never was. Now, he might soon not have a team to play for at all.