Russell Wilson Illustrating Innate Toughness in His Most Challenging Season

November 4, 2016   ·   Mike Freeman   ·   Jump to comments

For a moment, Russell Wilson is at rest. He's not scurrying away from a horde of linebackers. Nor is he in the midst of hours of treatment to keep the pain of multiple injuries at enough of a distance to allow him to play.
Instead, Wilson is on the telephone, and he is asked a simple question: Is this the most physically taxing season he's had in the NFL?
"One hundred percent, yes," Wilson said in an interview with B/R. "This has been a new journey for sure.
"It's just been more physically challenging this season." added Wilson, who has been in the league since 2012. "The main thing I try to do is just play and be there for my teammates."
Wilson won't make excuses; that's not what this column is about.
This is a reality check. This is the truth. Wilson has been playing through more pain than he's let on, I was told by several of his teammates, who lauded his toughness. They say if Tom Brady were playing through the kind of injuries that Wilson is, there would b...

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