Seahawks icon Russell Wilson evokes Satan's name while disputing one narrative

Before we get too far into this, let's be clear: The Jeffrey Epstein Files are full of awful things, and in no way is Russell Wilson being implicated for going to Epstein Island and participating in some of the things that happened there. But the former Seattle Seahawks quarterback is mentioned in some of the recently released files.

The issue has to do with him, at one time, potentially purchasing an airplane that belonged to Epstein. No evidence exists that Wilson knew who the owner of the plane was, as there was a go-between for any potential purchaser and owner.

That is where Russell Wilson's response to being named in the files and the situation surrounding the airplane comes in. And it gets a little strange, based on the emails in the files, but not because of Epstein, but because of how Wilson was approaching buying the plane.

Former Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson stands up for himself

He appears to have been about to sign the 2019 contract extension that was going to pay him up to $146 million over the life of the contract. Planes aren't cheap, though, so Wilson might have had to borrow a little extra cash to complete the sale. No matter, one of the emails mentioned that Wilson didn't want to buy the plane until after he signed his new extension.

But it wasn't because he didn't yet have the means for the purchase. Rather, he was more worried about appearances, for some reason. If he bought the plane, it could somehow mess up his negotiations with the Seattle Seahawks.

That doesn't seem logical, and it could simply be that the person who wrote the email, Larry Visoski, who was Epstein's personal pilot, was misconstruing the situation. Visoski, after all, didn't even know how to spell "Seahawks" correctly.

His email from January 27, 2019, read, "Jeffrey, Russell Wilson (Seattle SeaHawks quarterback) is calling Gary non-Stop since his viewing yesterday. He wants your GIV. Russell wants to sign his new contract with Seattle SeaHawks before letting the media and his team know that he is Purchasing a Plane, he is concerned it will effect his contract negotiations for some reason??"

His capitalization also leaves a lot to be desired, but that seems to be a systemic issue among the more wealthy. (If you know, you know.)

After being mentioned in the files, Russell Wilson was quick, and rightfully so, to absolve himself of being linked to any of the more unsavory parts of the Epstein story. He did so in quite the hilarious manner.

On X, Wilson wrote, "NOPE!!! ABSOLUTELY NOT! Not TODAY satan! Some Random plane broker tried to sell me a plane. I had no idea whose plane and never bought the plane. Never talked nor Never met the man. Thank God!!!"

Good for Russell Wilson, to be sure. He took what could have been other people writing a false narrative about him and got ahead of it. Anyone in the same situation should have done the same.