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Too short, too small, just not big enough, and maybe too black to succeed. Those are words Russell Wilson has repeatedly been told to digest or infer in his mission to be an elite high school, college, and NFL quarterback. He could have easily been an apoplectic individual in his football life after all the criticism and doubts he has taken throughout his 25 years, hell bent on proving people wrong like his friend and growing rival Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers chooses to do. Yet Wilson does not play with a visible "chip on his shoulder" or an intense drive that is constantly in everyone's peripheral. Instead, it's a serene and precocious determination within him that led to him defeating many negative stereotypes last night to help give the Seattle Seahawks their first Super Bowl title in their franchise's 38 year history. It's a placid mentality that has allowed Wilson to become only the second black quarterback to ever win the NFL...

Screenshot from NFL.com For Pete Carroll's side, last year's loss to the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Divisional Playoffs set the stage for full motivation into this season. And it has propelled them into a season where they could give their franchise its first Super Bowl title ever. The Seahawks have been able to reach the final destination despite the devastating absences of their top two receivers. Russell Wilson hasn't let his development into one of the game's elite quarterbacks suffer without the presence of Sydney Rice and, for most of this season, Percy Harvin, as he still has taken great care of the ball while being the dynamic duel threat quarterback that makes him special. Still, it helps to have Marshawn Lynch survive a whole season healthy while having Golden Tate, Doug Baldwin, Jermaine Kearse, and Zach Miller play key roles whenever they have. Of course, Carroll's defensive mind and his personal on that side of the ball have receive the most l...