Russell Wilson reached his latest nadir on Tuesday, being benched by the New York Giants after a 0-3 start. And during Amazon Prime Video's pre-game show on Thursday, his former teammate Richard Sherman agreed with Tony Gonzalez’ notion that the quarterback might have eliminated himself from Hall of Fame consideration with his post-Seattle struggles:"I think you gotta judge his career off when the Legion of Boom was there. He had a legendary defense, the success he had. And then without that legendary defense, the success he's had. Without that legendary defense, he's 4-11, 7-8, 0-3 to start with the Giants."He continued:"He was a winning football player in Seattle, and people were saying, 'Hey, winningest football player,' all this good stuff, all these accolades. And now you get to go on your own and prove, 'I'm this great quarterback who's gonna be dominant,' and it just hasn't worked out."Wilson was not exactly the most popular member of the Seahawks during their abortive Super Bowl dynasty. And when the "Legion of Boom" started crumbling, the team's performance gradually decreased as well, with the team failing to make it out of the Divisional Round. Then, he was traded to the Denver Broncos upon his request and has largely not been the same player since.It went badly. The Broncos went a disastrous 5-12 record in his debut season, and he posted career worsts in completion percentage (60.5%), TD-INT ratio (16-11), passer rating (84.4), and sack count (55, 368 yards lost). A 2023 improvement to 8-9 under Sean Payton was not enough to save him from being released from a five-year, $245-million extension, and he moved on to the Pittsburgh Steelers.There, he did reach the playoffs at 10-7 despite covering only 2,482 passing yards on 214 completions (both career lows), only to be eliminated in the Wild Card amidst an offensive regression.Dan Patrick weighs in on Russell Wilson's legacy after benching by GiantsAnother person who shared his thoughts on Russell Wilson's Hall of Fame prospects was Dan Patrick, who had this to say on his eponymous NBC Sports show on Thursday (starts at 1:29):"Now, I think he's a Hall of Famer. ...If Russ completes the pass or hands the ball off to Marshawn Lynch, then he's a no-brainer. It's weird that Russ is playing his way out of the Hall of Fame. Matthew Stafford played his way into the Hall of Fame."In three games in 2025, Wilson has completed 65 of 110 attempts for 778 yards and three touchdowns against three interceptions.