Former Wisconsin Badger Russell Wilson is officially moving beyond football. On the field, at least. He's moving into the CBS Sports booth as an analyst and will be one of the rotating talking heads as part of the network. Wilson was weighing whether to keep playing or not, but if last year was any indication, he wasn't sure what his playing time would look like. CBS just helped him make the decision with an offer to be an analyst.
Adam Schefter says that he will be part of the Network's pregame show that includes James Brown, Nate Burleson, and Bill Cowher. Wilson will be part of the banter, breakdowns, predictions, and all sorts of other fun the network includes in the pregame.
This actually seems like a job that Wilson has been working towards his entire career and it comes at a perfect time.
Sources: Ten-time Pro-Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson is finalizing a deal to become a CBS Sports analyst. Wilson won a Super Bowl, the Walter Payton Man of the Year award and now leaves the NFL to become an analyst on the network’s pregame show that includes James Brown, Nate… pic.twitter.com/YEsi3OyDRv
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 1, 2026
Russell Wilson wasn't going to be a starting quarterback in the NFL and needed a pivot
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As a Badger, he was the best quarterback Wisconsin ever had in terms of single-season stats. He is the single-season leader in yards (3,175), touchdowns (33), and passer rating (191.8). He then went on to be a fantastic NFL player.
However, Wilson needed a pivot. He is a Super Bowl-winning quarterback, has been to multiple Pro Bowls, and was one of the most electric quarterbacks in the game when he first joined the league. His time as a Seahawk will never be forgotten, and that city can only heap praise on him for being the first quarterback to bring them the Lombardi Trophy.
However, he was slowing down in the last few years. Wilson lost his starting job to Jaxson Dart last season with the New York Giants, and there was no guarantee he would be a starter anywhere else in the league. His success early in his career depended a lot on his ability to move the pocket, create extra throwing lanes, and scramble. As he has aged, his height has played much more of a role when he can't use his legs.
Now he gets to move into a career he's been preparing for his whole life. He has always been excellent in interviews. Some would even say he was "robotic," but what he really was was polished and practiced. He knew what to say, how to say it, and to make sure it was always done with a positive spin. CBS got a good one, and now Badger fans can watch proudly every week as he represents Wisconsin even if it doesn't come up.
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