THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Nothing to worry about here, because Russell says so

Our Boy Scout is back.

Mr. Good Guy.

You remember him…

The quarterback who loves Seattle, who wants to play in Lumen Field until he’s 45 or 50, who has ultimate faith in every one of his teammates, who is “super-excited” about new offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, and who NEVER wanted to be traded.

The thing is, I believe Russell Wilson believes everything he says, at least at the moment it becomes public.

So, even after an offseason in which Wilson basically ripped his offensive line for getting him hit so much, and in which he asked for more say in Seahawks personnel matters, and during which his agent offered up a list of four teams that Russ would accept if Seattle decided to trade him…

Even after all of that, the Boy Scout QB finally met the media after participating in Seahawks OTAs last week and, hey, can you believe he was all sunshine and lollipops?

OH, SURE, you can, because this is Russell Wilson.

And every part of this guy is genuine, which is hard to imagine — but still true.

Think of how hard he plays.

You don’t find many NFL quarterbacks these days who can take nearly 400 sacks in nine years (not to mention all those other hits) and never miss a play.

You don’t find many players at any position who team up with their wives (superstars by themselves in another line of entertainment), and spend staggering amounts of both time and money to support great causes in the community.

That’s Russ.

On the other hand, once the season ends and the Wilsons (Russ and Ciara) begin to focus a little too strongly on his “legacy,” the QB is no longer a Boy Scout.

He’s suddenly a hard-case bargainer who wants to win another Super Bowl, because that’s how he craves being remembered — as a winner.

So, now we’ve heard and read about all of Wilson’s complaints with the Seahawks organization.

He made it big news all by himself — later insisting it was blown out of proportion — and sounded very much like a guy who wanted a Tom Brady deal.

In other words, would somebody please plug him into an automatic Super Bowl team that simply needs DangeRuss to run the show?

Despite all of that hubbub, though, were we surprised that Russ showed up for OTAs and said all the right things?

And that he went even beyond the right things, hustling back into Boy Scout mode — once more, the pride of Seattle.

No, we could not have been surprised, because…

Hey, that’s Russ.

IT WAS not a shock, either, to hear Russ say that he hoped to play his whole career in Seattle.

Oh, and the only reason those four possible trade destinations ever came to light was because he was afraid the Seahawks intended to unload him.

For me, the classic moment in Wilson’s first face-off with the Northwest media came at the end, when he said…

“Go, Hawks!”

That’s been his signature line almost forever, and Wilson-watchers made a fuss when he ditched it after each of those offseason interviews.

But, once he was back with the gang…

You bet.

Seattle Times columnist Larry Stone noted Russ’ sign-off along with everyone else, and described the whole thing wonderfully.

“THERE’S always comfort to be had when an accomplished artist plays the hits,” Stone wrote.

“When Wilson ended the Zoom call with his patented, ‘Go Hawks!’ exclamation, it was like Springsteen playing ‘Born to Run.’

“It would have felt wrong without it.

“That’s not said cynically, either, or to imply that Wilson was pandering or playacting.

“His shtick might be saccharine, bordering on cloying, but it’s consistent — so consistent that you have to conclude it’s sincere.”

Yep, Wilson means every word.

The only question that perhaps needs to be added is whether the artist known has Russ will play that “Go Hawks” classic again next year.

For the first time since Wilson has been in Seattle, it truly might depend on how this coming season plays out.

Seattle for life?

Let’s check that again next summer.

Email: scameron@cdapress.com

Steve Cameron’s “Cheap Seats” columns appear in The Press on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. “Moments, Memories and Madness,” his reminiscences from several decades as a sports journalist, runs each Sunday.

Steve also writes Zags Tracker, a commentary on Gonzaga basketball which is published monthly during the offseason.