A full-circle moment, Russell Wilson landed with the Denver Broncos this offseason after playing minor league baseball for the Colorado Rockies for two seasons before deciding playing in the NFL was his calling in life.
After deciding to pursue football, Wilson attended the University of Wisconsin as a graduate student, with Melvin Gordon in the backfield. Ten years later, the duo links back up on the Broncos. Gordon can’t wait to share the field with Wilson again. This time, at the highest level of the profession, the NFL.
Here’s a better analogy: imagine becoming fast friends with someone in college, then you’re sad when graduation hits and you go your separate ways. Then, imagine both of you climbing the career ladder for the next 10 years to the point that you guys are reunited. This time, much wiser. That’s Wilson’s and Gordon’s relationship.
