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Why Russell Wilson feels ‘my whole role now is to inspire other people who have been told no’

Russell Wilson rarely strays off script.

Ever self-disciplined, the Seahawks’ franchise quarterback is excellent at staying on message, be it about his offense or teammates or the upcoming opponent.

This week it’s the Kansas City Chiefs. And so in his weekly press conference Thursday Wilson, on cue, gushed on about young quarterback Patrick Mahomes and what a big challenge the 11-3 Chiefs will be Sunday night to the Seahawks’ next attempts to clinch a playoff spot.

“He’s pretty special,” Wilson said of Mahomes.

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