This Monday (26), Russell Wilson opened up about his family with Ciara, in an interview with “I AM ATHLETE”.
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The Denver Broncos quarterback talked about the moment he knew he was ready to be a father. “Right before I met [Ciara], I wrote out my five non-negotiables”, started Wilson. He said that his list included meeting a woman of faith, independence and someone “that was going to love me the way my mom loved my dad on his deathbed, when he was at his lowest”.
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“And so I prayed about that. I wrote it out actually on a napkin at dinner. Three days later I meet [Ciara]. When I walked in the room and saw, you know, little Future, who was 9 months at the time, and he crawls in my lap … it was like, ‘This is going to be my responsibility”, he explained.
“I remember leaving that night and God saying to me, ‘Raising this child it’s gonna be your responsibility.’ And realizing that, I’m praying to God, ‘Are you sure this is what you want me to do?’ He’s saying, ‘Son this is for you.’ [That was] the first night”, added the player.
Russell and Ciara met at a basketball game in Wisconsin in March 2015. They married in July 2016 and share three children, Sienna, 6, Win, 3, and Amora, due in December 2023. Ciara was already the mother of 9-year-old Future Zahir, whom she shared with rapper Future.