Russell Wilson is at crossroads in his career following the Denver Broncos wanting to cut his five-year, $252million deal after just two seasons at Mile High.
The 35-year-old veteran quarterback, who married Grammy-winning singer Ciara in 2016, is attracting a handful of teams this offseason, including the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers — two teams with whom he held discussions with this week.
So, as he figures out his future in the league, the one-time Super Bowl champ’ (with the Seattle Seahawks in 2013) and his wife are reassessing their real estate empire.
That includes homes in Washington State, Colorado, California and Mexico. What’s more is that the couple recently set an all-time high for the most expensive property purchase in the Denver area after Wilson’s blockbuster trade from the Seahawks to the Broncos in 2022. His net worth is an estimated $165M.
So, as soon-to-be free agents, like Wilson, assess their next move this offseason, DailyMail.com takes a look at where one of the most affluent NFL players likes to relax when he isn’t under pressure in the pocket.
Cherry Hills Village, outside of Denver, Colorado
After winning just 11 of his 30 starts and falling victim to several coaching and QB switches in two seasons in Denver, which hasn’t hosted a playoff game since 2016, Wilson is putting his $25M, 11,000-sq-ft mansion in Cherry Hills Village – a wealthy suburb in the area – for sale.
He and Ciara set a record for the most expensive property purchase in Colorado’s capital after buying the European-inspired home when they first arrived in the state in 2022.
On site, there are four bedrooms, seven full bathrooms and five half bathrooms, with one guest apartment located above a detached nine-car garage.
A wood-paneled dining room, a screen room, indoor pool, basketball court, and outdoor fireplace are also within the home and property.
News emerged last week that Wilson is listening to offers and giving tours to potential buyers for his home in the Denver area.
Bellevue, Washington State
Drafted by the Seahawks as a third-round pick in 2012, it’s safe to say that Wilson will always have a special place for Seattle in his heart, including the swanky suburb of Bellevue, where he and Ciara purchased two parcels of land for a total of $13.4M.
The first parcel, which they bought in 2015 before their wedding at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire, England, cost $6.7M. The second, which they snapped up in 2019, cost roughly the same amount.
Sitting on the scenic Lake Washington, the 1.89-acre estate grants the couple and their four children, including Ciara’s stepson with Future, 270 ft of lakeshore access, including small private beaches, a three-slip dock, and unparalleled views of the Seattle skyline.
The home itself includes six bedrooms and seven bathrooms, a home theater, a recording studio, and a professional gym spawning across 11,104 square feet.
The Wilsons added their personal touch on the property by setting up a three-story elevator, a gazebo, and a distinctive, green treehouse that overlooks the lake. The home’s interior is also grand in scale, with huge crystal chandeliers, never-ending spiral staircases with wrought-iron railings, and marble flooring throughout.
Following Wilson’s trade to Denver, however, the family decided to put the mansion up for sale, listing it for $36M. To this day, it is still up for grabs!
Rancho Santa Fe in San Diego, California
Perhaps the most impressive property of them all is Wilson’s long owned home right outside of San Diego in Rancho Sante Fe, where the nine-time Pro Bowl selectee was once famous for hosting unofficial practices throughout the offseason.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and raised in Richmond, Virginia, it is unclear as to what ties Wilson has to SoCal other than an affinity for the home and surrounding area.
Well hidden under the local palm trees, the property extends over eight acres and used to be an equestrian estate, which came in handy for Wilson, as he converted the horse arena in to a football field where he and his teammates on the Seahawks would practice every offseason after the player’s second year in the league (2013).
According to ESPN, the field even has Wilson’s ‘RW3’ logo painted in the middle of it.
Wilson once told ESPN: ‘We have the best jobs in the world: We get to play football for a living. We get to spend time together. It’s a lot of time, a lot of effort, a lot of focus, a lot of long days, long nights, early mornings. All of those things add up, even in the offseason.’
The athlete, his wife, and their kids still appear to call the San Diego area their home base, even calling it their ‘home away from home ‘ in 2021.
Honorable mentions: Los Angeles, Mexico and a mysterious location
After successfully making it into the league, Wilson opted to reward his mother, Tammy Wilson, for bringing him up with the purchase of a brand new house on Mother’s Day.
In a video shared by the quarterback on Instagram, his mother seemed confused when Wilson hands her a set of keys. ‘Those are the keys to your new home,’ he told her in the clip. After realizing what he had just done for her, Tammy can be heard asking her son if he is ‘for real’ before crying tears of joy.
‘After these years you have never asked me for anything… only thing you ever wanted is for me to LOVE,’ Wilson captioned the post. ‘Well thanks for loving us the way you do. This one’s for you. I love you momma.’ It’s unclear where Mama Wilson’s house is located.
The Wilsons also own homes in Los Angeles and Mexico, which are two frequent travel destinations that the family go to for business and leisure. Not much is out there in terms of information on both properties.
