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Despite being 37 years old and looking washed up for the majority of the 2020s, former Super Bowl winning Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson seems to still believe he can reach his previous heights. All he need to do is “go dark” and “get back to ballin’.
Seemingly taking a page out of LeBron James’ infamously corny playbook, Russell Wilson — who began the season as the New York Giants but has since been demoted to third-string — took to social media to quote tweet that said “2017-2020 Russell Wilson would be the best QB in the NFL if he played today.”
37-year-old New York Giants quarterback Russell Wilson tweeted that he’s going to “go dark” in order to get “back to balling”
“Man… I gotta get back to Ballin’ & being Me. Back to my First 10. It’s time. Time to go Dark,” Wilson tweeted.
Man… I gotta get back to Ballin’ & being Me.
Back to my First 10.
It’s time. Time to go Dark. https://t.co/TDwx0gz17R— Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) December 10, 2025
Wilson’s recent tweet is reminiscent of one of LeBron James’ most infamous — and corny — posts, when he “activated Zero dark thirty-23” at the start of the 2014/15 NBA Playoffs.
Zero dark thirty-23 activated #StriveForGreatness
— LeBron James (@KingJames) April 19, 2015
In three starts for the New York Giants this season, Wilson went 0-3 while completing 59.1% of his passes for 778 yards, 3 touchdowns and 3 interceptions.
During his prime from 2012 to 2020, Wilson was one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL as won a Super Bowl and was named to eight Pro Bowls (of his ten total).
Given that he signed just a one year contract with the Giants in the offseason, Wilson is likely going to need to find another NFL franchise to give him a chance to “get back to balling.”
Potential landing spots for Wilson could include the Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals (if they part ways with Kyler Murray), and the Minnesota Vikings.