Who is Russell Wilson, what do we know about the young Seattle Seahawks quarterback? Is Russell Wilson too shy or have too much of an introverted personality to lead his team to a Super Bowl 2014 victory? Does this Day 2 of the draft, third round pick, have what it takes to win the biggest game in football?
Russell Wilson was born on November 29th, 1988. This 25 year old quarterback looks to lead the Seattle Seahawks to Super Bowl supremacy. Although the Seahawks are the underdogs in the Super Bowl, it may be surprising that the Super Bowl underdog has been victorious more often than not in the past couple of years.
The Seahawks have never won a Super Bowl although the team has won the NFC championship before. Russell Wilson had the opportunity to play professional baseball however he decided football was a better path. Wilson is only 5‘11“ which is considered small for a quarterback. He only weights 206lbs according to stats websites. He was a 3rd round pick and was never considered a starter when he was drafted. In just a couple short seasons, Russell Wilson has come out of no where, beaten all the odds and led the Seahawks to the Super Bowl. Do you like betting against the odds? The Seahawks would be a sexy underdog pick to win the Super Bowl in 2014. If you are trying to bet on the Super Bowl online inside of the United States, the best sports books available to you are at Bovada and BetOnline.
This Sunday Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks will be looking to answer their critics and take Super Bowl 2014 away from Peyton Manning who may be possibly playing in the last game of his NFL career.