'I never wanted them fired:' Russell Wilson denies report claiming he wanted Carroll, GM gone

The Athletic reported Friday morning that Wilson asked the Seahawks to fire Pete Carroll and GM John Schneider before he was traded.

SEATTLE — Russell Wilson to a on Friday morning that claimed the former Seahawks quarterback pushed the organization to fire its top decision-makers before he was traded last March.

“I love Pete (Carroll) and he was a father figure to me and John (Schneider) believed in me and drafted me as well,” Wilson wrote in a tweet following the report. “I never wanted them fired. All any of us wanted was to win. l’ll always have respect for them and love for Seattle.”

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