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As the Seahawks prepare to face the Saints in a game that will go a long way toward deciding the top seed in the NFC, Seattle’s quarterback has a confession to make.

He is a recovering Saints fan.

“I used to wear a Saints hat at the University of Wisconsin all the time,” Wilson told reporters on Wednesday. “I’m a huge fan. I watch them [still]. I don’t wear it anymore.”

But did he wear it in January 2011, during the notorious Beastquake game that saw the 7-9 Seahawks beat the defending Super Bowl champs at CenturyLink Field?

“I probably did,” Wilson said. “I’m not going to lie. I’ve always kind of liked the Seahawks to be honest with you. I liked the Saints for a pretty good time now. But obviously I am in love with the Seahawks now and playing here is a special place to play. Coach Carroll is a tremendous football coach. John Schneider gave me an opportunity, the General Manager, and Paul Allen, the owner.”

Wilson may have been a Saints fan because he shares one important quality with Saints quarterback Drew Brees. They’re both short, and they both were knocked for it in the draft.

On Monday night, in perhaps the biggest regular-season game of his career, Wilson gets a chance to show that the Seahawks are ready to do what the Saints did four years ago.

Russell Wilson, recovering Saints fan | ProFootballTalk

"A Veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America" for an amount of "up to and including my life."

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SloMotion

I really don't want to validate a Brees/Wilson debate until Wilson comes near to doing it as well as Brees over the same length of time, but I will say, "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but rather the size of the fight in the dog" does come to mind when I think about both these guys ... more so Drew, but like I said, if Russell can keep it up for a few seasons, .

dizzle88

I think russell wilson is going to be a very good QB for years to come, He and drew get on really well, they were talking all the time at the pro bowl last year

SmashMouth

The Master shows the kid how to get it done ...

hagan714

well aint that just special.
lets put some helmet tattoos on him so he can relive his college day

i always like him all the way back to his bager days.

Supertek

He's a good guy. Tinkerbell or is it Kaperdick should take a lesson from that guy.

QBREES9

He is a recovering Saints fan.

“I used to wear a Saints hat at the University of Wisconsin all the time,” Wilson told reporters on Wednesday. “I’m a huge fan. I watch them [still]. I don’t wear it anymore.”

Do you still wear the hat !

SloMotion

Bet. Kaepernick just needs to grow up, whereas Wilson already has. (minus the 'go hawks' at the bottom of the pic).

rezburna

I was praying we drafted him last year...