The New York Giants are in rough shape right now. New York is 2-8 and just fired head coach Brian Daboll amid another disastrous season. But all of the chaos from the 2025 season has not ruined Russell Wilson 's thirst to keep playing in the NFL.

Wilson is not thinking about retirement. In fact, he made it clear during a recent interview that he wants to play during the 2026 season.

“I love it here; I love my teammates,” Wilson said Wednesday per Stephen Whyno of The Associated Press. “I want to see it through. I haven’t asked for a release or anything like that. I want to be here.”

Wilson clearly thinks he still “has it” when it comes to playing football at a high level. It is easy to understand his optimism. After all, Russ did lead the Steelers to the playoffs last season.

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