Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said the team’s decision to cut Bobby Wagner was a heartbreaking one. He hit the exact right word to describe the emotion most Seattle fans felt when the news broke on Twitter. Later, we learned from Wagner that they didn’t even tell him he was being released and he found out the same way we did.
While it’s possible it was an honest mistake, that it was allowed to happen represents the lowest low for a front office that has made a habit of insulting their greatest defensive players on their way out the door. To their credit, they have since apologized.
Here’s what general manager John Schneider said about it, per Bob Condotta at the Seattle Times.
