Former NCSU star Russell Wilson speaks virtually to Wolfpack athletes

Seattle — Former NC State quarterback and current Seattle Seahawks signal-caller Russell Wilson gave athletes at his alma mater some words of advice during a recent video session.

Wilson, who played at NCSU before transferring to Wisconsin, spoke with the student athletes who didn't get to finish their college careers due to the coronavirus outbreak. Seahawks.com reports Wilson spoke to the athletes on a theme of new beginnings.

"You can never fear the beginning, you can only look forward to it," he said. "… You get to control your own destiny by how hard you work, who you relate to, who you surround yourself with, what you think about, what you listen to. All those different things affect your future, your beginning.

"I couldn't have had a new beginning without NC State, because NC State was everything to me."

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