RENTON — Russell Wilson turned 31 Friday, and if he’s officially never been older he also says he can’t imagine he’s ever felt better.
“I feel young, younger than ever,’’ he said. “Forever young, I guess Jay-Z used to say. I feel good. I feel mature. I feel young.”
So good that he used the occasion — well, with some prodding from the assembled media members — to reiterate his desire to play in the NFL until he is 45.
He’s in the middle of his eighth season as quarterback of the Seahawks. Playing until he is 45 would mean playing at least 22 years overall and through the 2033 season (he’s under contract through the 2023 season, which will end when he’s 35 years old, with a salary that will average $35 million a year from 2020-23).