Russell Wilson Has Never Received an MVP Vote Since Entering the NFL and Seahawks Fans Should Riot
By Michael Luciano
Anyone that even pretends to know anything about football can see that Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is a future Hall of Famer and one of the best players in the league regardless of position.
Wilson has not gotten the credit that his numbers would indicate from the national media, as one of the most dominant decades in football history didn't raise more than a non-committal "meh" from the MVP voters. Since 2012, Wilson has not received a single MVP vote. You read that right, not ONE.
Russell Wilson has NEVER received a single MVP vote.
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) May 12, 2020
Every vote cast since he entered the NFL:
68.5 Manning
53 Brady
50 Jackson
48 Newton
41 Mahomes
33 Rodgers
30.5 Peterson
25 Ryan
13 Watt
9 Brees
8 Gurley
6 Elliott
6 Carr
2 Murray
2 Romo
2 Wentz
1 Prescott
1 Wagner
1 Palmer pic.twitter.com/5NhKuMMzLq
Even if Wilson might not have had an MVP-caliber season given some of the all-time performances we've seen in the last decade, he has been a top-10 quarterback for essentially his whole career and a top-five passer for a good chunk of it.
Wilson has failed to win 10 games in a season just once, has made six Pro Bowls, is in possession of the second-highest passer rating in league history, and has thrown 100 touchdowns against just 23 picks in the last six years. Oh, and he's got a championship to boot.
In the eyes of the voters, however, DeMarco Murray and Derek Carr have played at an MVP level more frequently than Wilson has.
Highest-graded QBs since 2012
— PFF (@PFF) May 12, 2020
1. Tom Brady - 96.6
2. Drew Brees - 95.6
3. Aaron Rodgers - 95.0
4. Patrick Mahomes - 93.7
4. Russell Wilson - 93.7
Wilson is the only one with 0 NFL MVP votes pic.twitter.com/kO6xpp07Nf
If Seattle overtakes the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC West and does damage in the playoffs, Wilson might finally get his MVP locked up. Maybe, based on how the voters treat him.