Last week, a report surfaced alleging that star quarterback Russell Wilson tried to get Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider fired before he was ultimately traded to the Denver Broncos. Wilson denied the claim, but it sounds like Pete Carroll holds no ill will against his former player either way.
This week, Pete Carroll was asked about the report, and he got pretty honest in response, revealing that he’s “never going to leave” his players, and that he feels the same way about Russell Wilson.
“My response to that is a similar response that’s always been with the guys that I’ve coached,” Carroll said Tuesday, according to Pro Football Talk. “I’m always going to hang with them, and I’m never going to leave them. I’m going to be there at the end, with all of the good stuff and all of the bad stuff. I’m going to still be there. That’s it. I’m hanging.
It doesn’t matter who the guy is. If you look at all of the guys that have come to our program, not just back to the college days, but just here at Seattle, regardless of what has happened or has taken place or things that have been said at all, if you hang with them, it all comes back around. I like to demonstrate that faith in the relationship and the depth of what we did together and hang through whatever the growth challenges bring along the way, so I’m good.”
Whether the report was true or not, it seems like Wilson’s move to the Broncos ultimately worked out for all parties, especially with the Broncos adding head coach Sean Payton, as he reportedly requested.
