The Adam Schefter Podcast on Russell Wilson

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From the episode

I remember, again, Russell Wilson came in in the year that the Seahawks signed Matt Flynn. He was the big free agent quarterback acquisition. And this young rookie drafted number 75 overall, I believe, in the third round from Wisconsin. Russell Wilson shined right away.

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Russell Wilson is cited as a rookie who shined immediately in the preseason.

The source recalls Russell Wilson's rookie preseason as a prime example of a player who 'shined right away' after being drafted in the third round, eventually overtaking the team's big free-agent acquisition, Matt Flynn.