Ciara pens emotional tribute for Super Bowl champion husband Russell Wilson following retirement announcement

Super Bowl champion Russell Wilson announced his status connected Wednesday, and his wife, Ciara, had an affectional absorption to the news.

Ciara, the vocalist and songwriter, has been joined to Wilson for astir a decennary and reflected connected their travel together.

"The champion successful the world! There's lone one, 3!" Ciara wrote connected societal media successful effect to Wilson’s status announcement.

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Russell Wilson and Ciara be Ciara's day solemnisation astatine Marquee successful New York City connected Oct. 24, 2025. (Kirill Bichutsky/Getty Images)

"Always truthful arrogant of you! It's a existent blessing to spell connected this travel with you! My top inspiration! I emotion you truthful much!" Ciara wrote with a goat emoji and an emoji with 2 hands making the signifier of a heart.

Ciara has 4 kids, 3 of whom are with Wilson. Her oldest child, Future, was calved from her erstwhile narration with rapper Future.

Wilson’s status announcement followed reports of him finalizing a woody to go an expert with CBS Sports.

"As I participate this adjacent section with CBS Sports and ‘The NFL Today,' I'm truthful blessed to proceed doing what I emotion astir - being astir the top crippled successful the world," Wilson said successful his status video.

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Russell Wilson and Ciara be the 2025 ESPY Awards astatine Dolby Theatre successful Hollywood, Calif., connected July 16, 2025. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

In that video, helium thanked his household and friends for their enactment passim his NFL career, including Ciara.

"Thank you, C. I convey you, Ciara, for being my top blessing, my champion person and my spouse done it all. None of this travel called beingness would person been the aforesaid without you," Wilson said successful the video.  

The 10-time Pro Bowl backmost was drafted successful the 3rd circular of the 2012 NFL Draft retired of NC State by the Seattle Seahawks. He played 10 seasons successful Seattle and helped pb them to a championship, arsenic they defeated the Denver Broncos 43-8 successful Super Bowl XLVIII.

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Russell Wilson and Ciara be Ciara's day solemnisation with DJ Cassidy successful New York City connected Oct. 24, 2025. (Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

The Seahawks traded Wilson to the Broncos up of the 2022 season, but helium ne'er recaptured that aforesaid magic with Denver. The Broncos chopped him aft 2 seasons, and Wilson past spent 1 play each with the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants earlier retiring.

In 14 seasons and 205 games, Wilson had a 121-80-1 vocation record, completed 64.6% of his passes for 46,966 yards, with 353 touchdowns and 114 interceptions.

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