Russell Wilson Is Not a Villain, Just a Byproduct of the NFL Reality Show

On Friday, Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson posted a denial to Twitter saying he never asked Seahawks ownership to fire Pete Carroll and John Schneider, as a story in The Athletic alleged the same day.

I read that and thought it wasn’t surprising Wilson denied the allegations, but we shouldn’t be focusing on the question of whether he actually did it. Why? Because it’s not surprising Wilson would ask for his head coach or general manager to be fired. It happens in almost every facility, every single year. It’s symptomatic of the disease that is the NFL. We just get to pick and choose the situations that amount to Big News.

Wilson’s reported rift with Carroll is a symptom of a larger problem.

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