Seahawks’ Russell Wilson says he feels fine despite all the hits

RENTON – If Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was feeling any ill effects of the pounding he’s taken through the first four games of the season, you certainly couldn’t tell.

Not by any of his reactions on the field and not by his response on Thursday when he was asked whether all those hits are taking any sort of a physical toll.

“No, I try to take care of my body. I feel great today. I feel 100 percent. That’s what you work out for all offseason and get ready for,” Wilson said, noting that football is inherently physical and joking that he would have played tennis if he didn’t want to play a contact sport.

“I’m expecting to get hit every once in a while.”

Wilson has been hit way more often than that over the first four games of the season. The Seahawks have allowed 18 sacks – one behind Kansas City for most in the league – and that total doesn’t take into account the hits Wilson has taken after getting rid of the ball while under constant duress.

On Wednesday, offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell called that sack rate “alarming” and said the offensive line isn’t entirely to blame. He noted that Wilson can get rid of the ball quicker, receivers can do more to get open and that he – as the play-caller – can put the offense in better situations.

Wilson said there’s more he can do.

“At the end of the day it comes down to just us executing, all across the board,” Wilson said, “me making sure I get the ball out on time to making sure I throw the ball to the right guy at the right time. All those things, and I think that helps. Ultimately, we’ve just got to make the plays. That’s what it comes down to.”

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