What was the exact moment the Seattle Seahawks knew they had to trade away franchise quarterback Russell Wilson? We’ll never know for sure, but a new report from The Athletic suggests it probably happened right around the time he advocated for his head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider to be fired.
The Athletic staff reported Friday that Wilson’s deal to the Denver Broncos — one that delivered a top five draft pick in 2023 and cleared the runway for Geno Smith to be named the Associated Press’s Comeback Player of the Year — was preceded by the Pro Bowl quarterback privately throwing his longtime head coach and the man in charge of building the Seahawk roster under the bus. Per that report, the veteran quarterback “was convinced that Carroll and Schneider were inhibiting his quest to win additional Super Bowls and individual awards.”
