There seems to be a bit of a disconnect when it comes to the Russell Wilson trade to the Denver Broncos. The Seattle Seahawks seem to think Wilson wanted out while Wilson has asserted the move was mutual in the making.
Regardless, coach Pete Carroll believes it shouldn’t be about one side blaming the other.
“I’ve said a million times to you guys that I have had no intention of moving on with the quarterback,” Carroll told reporters on Wednesday. “I love Russ and loved him in the program, that’s the way I was committed to doing it and I felt that way all the way throughout. The opportunity became available, a business opportunity became available, we can see it, now we have the chance to take a look and we did. We took a look and were surprised at how good of a deal came to us.”
The opportunity, apparently, wasn’t something the Seahawks felt that they could overlook. Now stocked with a handful of new players and incredible draft capital, Carroll is looking to turn this into something special for Seattle.
“To me it’s not about blaming anybody or forcing the issue in any way in particular, everybody had to agree to this eventually, and we did,” Carroll said. “It opened up some doorways that we didn’t think existed early at the time.”
The trade became official on Wednesday at the start of the new league year. You can read about more of Seattle’s transactions so far here.
