{"id":67,"date":"2023-02-25T08:02:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T14:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/russell-wilson-denies-requesting-firing-of-carroll-and-schneider-moves-to-denver-broncos\/"},"modified":"2023-02-25T08:02:52","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T14:02:52","slug":"russell-wilson-denies-requesting-firing-of-carroll-and-schneider-moves-to-denver-broncos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/russell-wilson-denies-requesting-firing-of-carroll-and-schneider-moves-to-denver-broncos\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell Wilson Denies Requesting Firing of Carroll and Schneider, Moves to Denver Broncos"},"content":{"rendered":"

On February 25, 2023, Russell Wilson took to Twitter to deny a report from The Athletic claiming that the quarterback asked the Seattle Seahawks to fire head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider.[0]<\/a><\/sup> According to The Athletic, Wilson had become convinced that Carroll and Schneider were inhibiting his chances of winning additional Super Bowls and individual awards.[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Wilson responded to the report by tweeting: \u201cI love Pete and he was a father figure to me and John believed in me and drafted me as well. I never wanted them fired. All any of us wanted was to win. l\u2019ll always have respect for them and love for Seattle.\u201d[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The report also suggests that Wilson had a preferred replacement for Carroll in mind: former New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton, who had recently resigned from his role.[3]<\/a><\/sup> Sure enough, Payton was hired as Wilson's coach in Denver weeks later.[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Wilson's first season with the Broncos was a disaster, with the team finishing 5-12 and last in the AFC West, and Wilson having career-lows in touchdowns (16) and completion percentage (60.5).[5]<\/a><\/sup> The Broncos also fired first-year head coach Nathaniel Hackett after 15 games.[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Sources from the team stated that Hackett usually communicated the play calls to Wilson with 20-25 seconds still remaining on the 40-second play clock, which was the case in the match against Houston, leaving plenty of time.[7]<\/a><\/sup> It was reported that Wilson occasionally had difficulty relaying the plays quickly or gave too much advice to his teammates when in the huddle.[8]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

When he was traded to the Broncos, Wilson was provided with his own office, something he didn't have while with the Seahawks.[9]<\/a><\/sup> Denver's facilities housed the team's coaches and executives on the second floor.[10]<\/a><\/sup> While Wilson was the new quarterback in town, some felt it created an off putting dynamic with the Broncos.[10]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

During Wilson's inaugural year in Denver, things got a bit peculiar.[11]<\/a><\/sup> On Tuesdays, which is usually a rest day for everyone, Wilson not only had his own office at the Broncos' practice facility, but he expected other offensive players to join him in watching film.[11]<\/a><\/sup> Jake Heaps, Wilson's personal quarterback coach, would take part in these meetings even though he had no official connection to the team.[11]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The Denver Broncos traded further draft picks to bring Wilson to join Payton on their team.[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

0. <\/span>“QB Russell Wilson denies he wanted Seahawks\u2019 Pete Carroll, GM fired” Sportsnet.ca, 24 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/nfl\/article\/qb-russell-wilson-denies-he-wanted-seahawks-pete-carroll-gm-fired<\/a><\/p>\n

1. <\/span>“Russell Wilson Responds To Report Claiming He Asked For Pete Carroll & John Schnider To Be Fired While In Seattle” Daily Snark, 24 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/dailysnark.com\/2023\/02\/24\/russell-wilson-responds-to-report-claiming-he-asked-for-pete-carroll-john-schnider-to-be-fired-while-in-seattle\/<\/a><\/p>\n

2. <\/span>“Russell Wilson Was Dealt to Denver After Failed Seattle Power Play” InsideHook, 24 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.insidehook.com\/daily_brief\/sports\/russell-wilson-dealt-denver-pete-carroll<\/a><\/p>\n

3. <\/span>“Russell Wilson Denies Wanting Pete Carroll Fired, Father Figure To Me” TMZ, 24 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2023\/02\/24\/russell-wilson-denies-wanting-pete-carroll-fired\/<\/a><\/p>\n

4. <\/span>“Bump & Stacy react to report Wilson wanted Seahawks to fire Carroll, Schneider” Seattle Sports, 24 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/sports.mynorthwest.com\/1743030\/bump-stacy-react-to-report-wilson-wanted-seahawks-to-fire-carroll-schneider<\/a><\/p>\n

5. <\/span>“Russell Wilson denies a report that claims he wanted the Seahawks to fire Pete Carroll” Marca English, 24 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/nfl\/seattle-seahawks\/2023\/02\/24\/63f8fd27e2704ead0a8b45d3.html<\/a><\/p>\n

6. <\/span>“Russell Wilson reportedly asked Seahawks to fire Pete Carroll for Sean Payton before he was traded to Broncos” Yahoo Sports, 24 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/russell-wilson-reportedly-asked-seahawks-to-fire-pete-carroll-for-sean-payton-before-he-was-traded-to-broncos-140611606.html<\/a><\/p>\n

7. <\/span>“New report about Wilson validates Pete Carroll's wristband comments” Seahawks Wire, 24 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/seahawkswire.usatoday.com\/2023\/02\/24\/athletic-report-about-wilson-validates-pete-carrolls-wristband-comments\/<\/a><\/p>\n

8. <\/span>“Report: Broncos OL Would Tell Russell Wilson ‘Hell No' When QB Tried to Make Changes” Bleacher Report, 24 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/10066680-report-broncos-ol-would-tell-russell-wilson-hell-no-when-qb-tried-to-make-changes<\/a><\/p>\n

9. <\/span>“Report: They Gave Russell Wilson A Big-Boy Office” Defector, 24 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/defector.com\/report-they-gave-russell-wilson-a-big-boy-office<\/a><\/p>\n

10. <\/span>“Broncos: Russell Wilson's office drama proves Shannon Sharpe right” ClutchPoints, 24 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/broncos-news-shannon-sharpe-russell-wilson-denver-office-drama<\/a><\/p>\n

11. <\/span>“Russell Wilson allegedly wanted Pete Carroll fired, plus Jeff Bezos eyeing Commanders, AFC East team needs” CBS Sports, 24 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/russell-wilson-allegedly-wanted-pete-carroll-fired-plus-jeff-bezos-eyeing-commanders-afc-east-team-needs\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On February 25, 2023, Russell Wilson took to Twitter to deny a report from The Athletic claiming that the quarterback asked the Seattle Seahawks to fire head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider.[0] According to The Athletic, Wilson had become convinced that Carroll and Schneider were inhibiting his chances of winning additional Super […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}