Seattle Seahawks’ Pete Carroll responds to the report that Russell Wilson wanted him fired

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll addressed the report that his former quarterback and now Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson tried to fire him, while speaking with NBC.

Several days after a report from The Athletic surfaced that Wilson attempted to fire Carroll and general manager John Schneider before being shockingly traded to the Denver Broncos.

“My response to that is a similar response that people I’ve coached have always had,” Carroll said Tuesday.

‘I’m always going to hang out with them, and I’ll never leave them. I’ll be there at the end, with all the good things and all the bad things. I will still be there. That’s all. I’m hanging. It doesn’t matter who the guy is.

“If you look at all the guys that have come to our show, not just in their college days, but here in Seattle, regardless of what has happened or happened or things that have been said, if they hang out with them, everything comes back.

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll has addressed the report that Russell Wilson tried to get him fired.

Carroll was Wilson’s head coach for 10 years in Seattle before the quarterback was traded.

“I like to show that faith in the relationship and the depth of what we did together and put up with whatever growth challenges bring along the way, so I’m good.”

However, Carroll did not deny the report.

While the Seahawks declined to comment to The Athletic, Wilson’s attorney denied the report, calling it “totally fabricated.”

ESPN previously reported that the Seahawks had become dysfunctional in the months leading up to the Wilson trade. According to the September article, Wilson wanted to get out of Seattle because he thought Carroll was holding him back.

“From my point of view, the divorce was inevitable and it took many years,” former Seahawks catcher Doug Baldwin told ESPN. “There are multiple reasons, but ultimately I think it’s a difference in activities.”

In his first season in Denver, Wilson drew questions from players, coaches and staff about the level of quarterback control within the franchise, according to The Athletic.

Wilson, who is coming off one of the worst years of his career after his first season in Denver, denied the report was true in a tweet he posted Friday.

“I love Pete and he was a father figure to me and John believed in me and selected me as well. I never wanted to get them fired. All any of us wanted was to win… I’ll always have respect for them and love for Seattle.’

Wilson’s first season in Denver became one of the worst of his 11-year career.