Seahawks star Russell Wilson close to 100% following injury
Russell Wilson fronted the media on Thursday as the Seattle Seahawks quarterback prepares to make his comeback.
Seattle Seahawks star Russell Wilson said he is close to "100 per cent" after returning from finger surgery.
Wilson is set to be involved against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, having been sidelined since injuring the middle finger on his right hand during an October 7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
The one-time Super Bowl champion's injury ended a 10-year run of starts, the sixth-longest such streak of any quarterback in NFL history, and the longest of any QB currently active within the league.
But Wilson – who was initially facing six to eight weeks out – is gearing up for his comeback against the Packers.
"I wasn't going to take six to eight," Wilson told reporters on Thursday. "That wasn't in my mind."
"I've been blessed to be able to play all the games I've been able to play and all the things I've been able to do so far in this league," Wilson said.
"I feel like it's a new beginning, it's a new start and I feel like it's time to get going again all over again."
Wilson added: "I feel great. I feel really close. I'm not 100 per cent yet, but I'm pretty dang close. I would say 90th percentile if not higher. I feel great.
"I've got great conviction about what I'm doing, how I'm doing it. My mindset is better than ever. I'm ready to roll and ready to go."
Before a bye last week, the Seahawks (3-5) beat the Jacksonville Jaguars at home 31-7. Seattle are 7-4 (63.6) in the first game coming off a bye week since Carroll became head coach in 2010, per Stats Perform.
DK Metcalf has eight touchdowns in the Seahawks' eight games this season. That matches the best mark by a Seattle player through the team's first eight games with Daryl Turner in 1985 and Metcalf himself last year. Metcalf finished 2020 with 10 total TD catches.
Seattle have 20 red-zone drives this season – third fewest in the NFL – but has scored touchdowns on 75.0 percent of those drives, second best in the NFL. The Packers' defense have allowed touchdowns on 76.0 per cent of red-zone drives, second worst in the NFL.