Russell Wilson may have been overlooked in the NFL Draft and taken in the third round, but no one is underestimating him now. He had an exceedingly efficient performance in a Super Bowl blowout of the Denver Broncos, and now his star is skyrocketing.
After the big win, in which Wilson was 18-of-25 with 206 passing yards, two touchdowns and 26 more rushing yards, he's been making the rounds and getting his face on camera. He got to appear on The Late Show With Dave Letterman Monday night, and displayed some of the forward thinking that allowed him to become a true leader so soon.
PREVIEW: #SuperBowl champ @DangeRussWilson parties w/@macklemore, plays catch w/Dave. Watch: https://t.co/S9bvu1WxM0 pic.twitter.com/reru6UFoM3
— Late Show (@LateShow) February 4, 2014
"Last year ... I ended up going to the Super Bowl because I believed that we'd get here this year," Wilson told Letterman. "I'm kind of always forward-thinking, so I believed that we'd get to the Super Bowl, and so I ended up going ... just to observe pregame warmups, and see how long it was and what the feel was like, the rhythm of pregame, the rhythm of halftime and watching Beyonce turn off the lights." Speaking of Beyonce, Wilson had a chance to chat her up at Monday night's Brooklyn Nets vs. Philadelphia 76ers game. He was sitting front row directly next to the Queen Bee and Jay Z; the two looked like they were becoming fast friends.
Just Russell Wilson chilling courtside @BrooklynNets with Jay-Z and Beyonce. NBD. pic.twitter.com/rbdpHSlmPG — Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) February 4, 2014
Jay Z has already made a name for himself in the sports representation world for poaching big fish clients from some of the biggest agents in the game. The prime example of this is new Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano, who left Scott Boras, the man who netted Alex Rodriguez not one but two of the biggest contracts in baseball history. Jigga man even name-dropped Boras in the song Crown, rapping "Scott Boras you over baby, Robinson Cano you comin' with me."
Wilson's current agent is Mark Rodgers, and there hasn't been any noise at all about him switching representatives, but no athlete's agent can be happy to see Shawn Carter swimming in their athlete's waters.
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