By David Mccormack Quarterback Russell Wilson who starred in the Seattle Seahawks’ Super Bowl win in February is divorcing his wife after just two years of marriage. Wilson, 25, met Aston Meen in high school in Richmond, Virginia, and she twice transferred university to be with him during his college career. Wilson made the announcement in a statement released by the Seahawks on Wednesday. ‘Clearly, decisions like these don’t come easy,’ he said. ‘Ashton and I respectfully ask for prayers, understanding and privacy during this difficult time.’ Quarterback Russell Wilson who starred in the Seattle Seahawks' Super Bowl win in February is divorcing his wife, Aston Meen, after just two years of marriage
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Seattle Seahawks star Russell Wilson and Aston Meen started dating in high school
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She twice transferred universities to be with him during his college career and they married in 2012
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Her overly enthusiastic reaction to the Seahawks drafting Wilson in 2012 famously went viral
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Wilson, 25, guided the Seahawks to a crushing victory in February's Super Bowl and he is now predicted to go on and earn $100 million
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However under the 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement his salary next season will only be $662,434
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