Seahawks' Russell Wilson Thanks Soldier By Upgrading Him To First Class

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PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 28: Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson onstage during Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night XXI at the Jw Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa on March 28, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Celebrity Fight Night)
PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 28: Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson onstage during Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night XXI at the Jw Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa on March 28, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Celebrity Fight Night)

He's a Super Bowl champion, and a seriously nice guy.

He's Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, and on Wednesday night, he met Kane Bernas, a U.S. soldier who was flying back to Seattle. To thank him for his service, Wilson upgraded Bernas' seat to first class -- a move that seemed to catch the soldier by surprise:

Russell Wilson was on my flight back to seattle and he brought me up to first class. Mad respect! #clutch

— Kane Bernas (@co_kane144) April 30, 2015

Wilson, ever the gentleman, acknowledged the gesture with a tweet of his own, again thanking Bernas for his service, to which the soldier replied, "best flight ever dude!"

Best flight ever dude!

— Kane Bernas (@co_kane144) April 30, 2015

Wilson also took a minute to thank the flight crew. An Instagram photo from that night shows him smiling on the plane with a gaggle of Alaska Air employees. The caption reads, "Don't ever undervalue the importance of consistency."

KING5 News speculated Wilson was likely returning home after attending the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C. Here's Wilson the night of the dinner with his grandmother, whom he took as a guest:

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