NFL quarterback Russell Wilson signed with the New York Giants — and no one is more excited than his wife, Ciara.
Wilson, 36, celebrated the news via his Instagram Stories on Tuesday, March 25, writing, “Been here before … can’t wait to do it again #MetLife @nygiants.”
Ciara, 39, reposted Wilson’s message and a photo of the New Jersey stadium onto her page alongside a row of blue, white and red hearts in honor of the team’s colors.
In a follow-up post, Ciara further celebrated Wilson’s new job.
Russell Wilson and Ciara have been going strong since they first started dating in 2015. Ahead of their July 2016 nuptials, the couple spoke candidly about their decision to remain celibate until marriage. “We’re hanging in there. I’m not gonna lie. I’m human, so it is not easy,” Ciara, who was already the mother of son […]
“New York state of mind!” she captioned a pic of the football star. “My greatest inspiration.”
Before joining the Giants, Wilson had notably played with the Seattle Seahawks from 2012 to 2021, the Denver Broncos from 2022 to 2023 and the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 2024-2025 season. Throughout his career, Ciara and their children have been his No. 1 cheerleaders.
Wilson and the “Goodies” singer have been married since 2016 and share three children: Sienna, 7, Win, 4, and Amora, 15 months. (Ciara is also mom to son Future, 10, with ex-fiancé Future.)
“I’m so proud of Russ,” Ciara gushed during a joint appearance on the “Not Just Football” podcast last month. “It’s, kind of, crazy that this is his 10th Pro Bowl and he’s one of 30 men to have that under his belt. I’m always just so proud of him. He works really hard, so he inspires me. He’s my biggest inspiration.”
Ciara further revealed that she has “an incredible respect” for Wilson’s career.
“I love it. I have an incredible respect for what he does [and] for what all you guys do,” she said. “I actually grew up watching football with my dad. … [We were] also just a fan of great talent. I wasn’t so much locked [on] a team as a whole, like, I didn’t grow up my whole life saying, ‘I like this one team.’ I had an appreciation for the Jamal Anderson era because I’m from Atlanta … or Michael Vick, Deion Sanders, Troy Aikman — that was that whole squad over there — but then you had Jerry Rice on the West [Coast]. It was just so much goodness happening in football that I personally appreciate it.”
Now, naturally, Ciara counts Wilson as one of her favorite NFL athletes.
“He actually helped me with my nerves, kind of, early on because you feel like, ‘Woo’ when you see someone on his back,” Ciara explained to podcast host and fellow athlete Cam Heyward. “I’m, like, I wish there was a way to be in the helmet, like, ‘Babe, he’s right behind you.’ But you can’t do that. I feel like I’m connected to him, so whatever he goes through, I go through. We’re an extension of you guys in some regard.”
