Russell Wilson On Raising Ciara's Son Future As His Own (Video)

Roommies, seize the tissues! Russell Wilson had eyes leaking on Monday (Feb. 26) after he defined elevating Ciara‘s son, Future, as his personal.

Russell Wilson Knew From Day One Ciara & Future Were Part Of His Journey

The dialog befell throughout an episode of ‘I Am Athlete’ with host Brandon Marshall. Russell shared that he met Ciara when Future was simply 9 months outdated. After praying on it, Wilson says God informed him Cici and lil’ man had been meant to be his household.

“When I walked in the room, I see lil’ Future, he’s nine months at the time and he crawls in my lap. It was like, ‘This is gonna be my responsibility.’ I remember leaving that night and God saying to me, ‘Raising this child is gonna be your responsibility.’ I said, ‘God, are you sure this is what you want me to do?’ He said, ‘Son, this is for you.’”

From the primary evening he met Ciara and Future, Russell Wilson says he knew they had been his household. Was that thought scary? Wilson admitted it was however clarified that it was additionally a chance.

“Yes, scary in the sense of… not scary, but it was more so an opportunity. Like, ‘Okay, God, this is what you want me to do? You know, stepping in to raise a child with Ci.’ And realizing like, ‘Okay God, I know she’s the one for me, but also too, I’m going to take this responsibility as well? Okay. And I was ready for that.”

At the time, Wilson says he was able to “help raise a child.” To him, it was “a gift” from God.

“Even Jesus himself, Joseph, was a stepdad. It wasn’t biologically his. I was like, ‘Okay God, you gonna give me this opportunity to love the way you were love. Like the way you want us to love.”

Wilson Says He Treats Future Like His Own Child

For context, Russell and Ciara received married in July 2016 in England. Just a few months later, in October, they introduced their first being pregnant with Sienna Princess Wilson — who was born in April 2017. They welcomed their second son collectively, Win, in July 2020. They welcomed their third youngster, daughter Amora, in December 2023.

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Even with their rising household, Russell Wilson has at all times publicly portrayed an in depth relationship with Future — from {golfing} and baseball periods to most not too long ago having fun with All-Star weekend collectively.

In his ‘I Am Athlete’ interview, the NFL participant confirmed that what we see on the skin is precisely what’s occurring inside their household dynamics. There isn’t any differentiation in how he treats Future and his organic youngsters with Ciara.

“No, I think that when you raising children and you’re married… you gotta love every single child as if they’re yours. That’s been the greatest gift of raising Future, Sienna, Win, and now Amora. It’s like, man, God gave me that opportunity to raise them and to love them and to care for them and teach them and to love them every day that way. And there’s no difference. I think, to me, it’s the greatest gift. Knowing that that’s my responsibility to raise all these four beautiful children all together. And we all come from blended family a lot of times… But to be able to be one, and that’s been the best gift raising these kids with Ci.”

As for having extra youngsters, Russell is undoubtedly right here for it!

See his full interview beneath.