Russell Wilson: I Was A Bully As A Kid, ‘Used To Beat People Up A Lot’

Russell Wilson says that at one point in his life, he wasn’t the Mr. Goody Two-Shoes that he’s portrayed as now.

The Seattle Seahawks quarterback admitted Thursday in his first column on Derek Jeter’s new website, ThePlayersTribune.com, that he was a bully in elementary and junior high school.

“I used to beat people up,” Wilson wrote. “Truthfully, I used to beat people up a lot. Many of you readers probably think I have been Mr. Goody Two-Shoes my whole life, but honestly, I was a bully growing up. In elementary and middle school, I threw kids against the wall. I rubbed their heads in the dirt at recess. I bit them. I even knocked teeth out.”

Fortunately, Wilson said he “was saved by his faith” at 14 years old and changed his ways.

It’s hard to imagine a classy guy like Wilson being a bully. With all of the off-field violence happening in the NFL these days, one wouldn’t expect Wilson to be the kid who picked on others.

Hey, we all make mistakes when we’re young, right?

Wilson also talked in his column about domestic violence and what he’s doing to fight it.

“I’ve recently launched the Why Not You Foundation,” Wilson wrote. “I’ll be raising funds and awareness for a number of worthy causes.”

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