Russell Wilson is easily one of the most slept on quarterbacks on this current generation. He's reliable, consistent, precise, and poised in high-pressure moments, everything you can ask for in a franchise quarterback. Somehow, his name usually comes up last when discussing top tier quarterbacks. Initially, Wilson began his collegiate sports career, at North Carolina State University playing both baseball and football from 2008 to 2010. The following year, Wilson took his talents to the University of Wisconsin where he led the Badgers to a Big Ten Championship over the Michigan State Spartans.
Surprisingly, Wilson was drafted 75th overall in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks where he's played all eight seasons of his pro-football career. Wilson's initial contract was for a two-year commitment for $2.9 million. Since Wilson helped the Seahawks capture their first Super Bowl victory in 2013 which sparked the franchise to offer him a renegotiated four-year extension, $87.6 million in 2015. This year, Wilson became the highest-paid NFL player after signing another four-year extension for $140 million. This year alone, Wilson will be bringing in $35 million in a single season.
Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.
Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.
Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.
Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.