2025 started on different notes for two famous personalities in the league. Russell Wilson and Nick Saban! While the college coach was chosen for the College Football Hall of Fame, the veteran quarterback couldn’t do much in his 1-year stint with the Steelers. Subsequently, they released him into the free agency. After getting deals from NFL franchises, he is at a crossroads. Which team should he choose? The player turned to the coach for some advice.

On March 24, he shared a video on Instagram that showed Nick Saban delivering a lecture. The signal caller captioned it, “Champions believe in the process.” Okay, but why did he write it with the video? That’s a tribute to the legendary coach, who has won 7 college titles, the maximum in history.

In the video, the coach explained the way of winning big games (and trophies). He said, “You gotta have a team full of champions before you’re ever going to win a championship. And I think that’s where we sometimes get a little misguided. You know, we live in such a result-oriented world. Everything’s about results and very little is about the process of what it takes to get the results.” Russell Wilson is taking some critical lessons.

While there is no denying that the process is important to win, results also matter. In the grand scheme of things, seeing the lessons we have learned from history, planners may be respected, but it is winners that are remembered. Tom Brady is the GOAT because he won 7 Super Bowls. His process, preparation, and work ethic played a huge role, but in the end, the results were the deciding factor.

Think back to the Kansas City Chiefs narrative in January. They were going for a historic three-peat. Were they the greatest ever? Was Patrick Mahomes in the Brady conversation? Was Travis Kelce the greatest Tight End in NFL history? One (crushing) Super Bowl LIX defeat later, they were flipped on their heads. The Chiefs would have to reestablish their credentials. Mahomes can’t win a Super Bowl with Brady in the building. And was it time for Kelce to retire?

It’s a similar case for Russell Wilson. He signed a 1-year contract with his former team on a veteran minimum $1.2 million. The confidence was high, that he could turn things around. But as the season went on, hopes faded. Had the Steelers won the wildcard game against the Ravens, the franchise may have signed an extension. But it didn’t happen. With this update on his Instagram, the veteran has also hinted at a new demand for NFL teams that want to sign him up. Fans were already buzzing at his supposed previous demand.

Russell Wilson makes an important demand

Nick Saban’s words have left a deep, profound impact on the signal caller. Earlier, he was reportedly expecting a contract in the $20-30 million range. While teams are busy figuring out how to go about the finances, he appears to be demanding a strong locker room as well. As the coach worded it, Mr. Unlimited now wants a “team full of champions”.

It showed up in his recent X post as Russell Wilson shared a 2-word message that cleared the air on his demand. His post read, “relentless confidence.” There are different meanings to this. It could be referring to his confidence in himself or a jibe at the lack of it shown by the Steelers. But more than anything, it’s the quality that he holds supreme. So, the Browns, the Giants, or any other team that wants him, needs to have a roster full of winners.

That’s a big problem with that. The money, combined with such demands, could make things difficult for him. Most teams have signed their backups or bridge quarterbacks already. In this scenario, his place as a starter is in danger. Will he be able to secure it? There’s a 50-50 chance. What do you think?