Super Bowl champion Russell Wilson is finalizing a deal to join the CBS Sports team as an analyst, potentially marking the end of his storied 14-year career in the NFL.
Wilson, 37, has found himself at a crossroads after his one-year deal with the New York Giants ended last season. Though he began as the franchise’s starting quarterback, he was later demoted for Jaxson Dart before landing in free agency.
Since then, Super Bowl XLVIII champion Wilson has not exactly been inundated with offers from teams and reports suggested he was weighing up a move into television.
And on Monday, it was revealed by ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the ten-time Pro Bowl quarterback was finalizing a deal to become a CBS Sports analyst.
He will join the network’s pregame show alongside the likes of James Brown, Nate Burleson and Bill Cowher, according to the report.
Meanwhile, according to Ian Rapoport, Wilson did have an offer to be a backup quarterback with one franchise, but turned it down to embark on this new venture.
Russell Wilson has reportedly accepted an offer to join the CBS Sports team as an analyst
Wilson, with wife Ciara at the Met Gala, is a free agent after leaving the New York Giants
The NFL Network reporter claimed that Wilson ‘may not be retiring’ but will, at the very least, put his playing career on pause to join the network.
It was previously reported that Wilson’s most likely option, in terms of finding a new team, was the New York Jets, who’s team facilities he visited back in April.
However, last month, he was dealt a major setback in his hopes of returning to the football field after Jets head coach Aaron Glenn distanced himself from the move.
‘We’re always going to go through a process on how we can improve the team and sometimes when you do that, I think it becomes a bigger issue than what it really is,’ Glenn told reporters when asked about potentially signing Wilson.
‘We’re talking to a number of veteran quarterbacks, but I will say this here in saying that: I’m happy with our quarterback room.’
In addition to Geno Smith, who had a disappointing season with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2025, the Jets have rookie fourth-round pick Cable Klubnik.
The 22-year-old Clemson product went 26-14 as a starter with the Tigers while winning ACC Championship Game MVP honors in 2022 and 2024.
Wilson, now 37, began last season as the New York Giants’ starter before being demoted in favor of rookie Jaxson Dart.
Wilson led the Seattle Seahawks to Super Bowl glory in 2014, beating Denver Broncos
Wilson, 37, is a free agent after a difficult 2025 campaign with the New York Giants
Meanwhile, a source told The Daily Mail last month that Wilson’s future in the NFL isn’t completely reliant on the Jets – even as he considers becoming a CBS analyst.
‘He is currently leaning toward doing TV but not fully retiring and seeing how the season pans out with injuries,’ the source told The Daily Mail.
‘He would highly consider joining a team later in the season that is making a playoff push. He feels that TV is his future and if he gets a contract that is too good to refuse, then he will do that immediately and monitor the game from the studio.’
‘But he could have a clause in his contract that he could sign with a team if needed.’
The source close to Wilson says that he doesn’t want that to be the final chapter of his career if he can avoid it.
‘He is eager not to retire and have one final moment, but he is OK taking a year off and trying TV,’ the source continued.
‘He’s going the route of having his cake and eating it too.’
