Before getting traded to the Denver Broncos, Russell Wilson gave the Seattle Seahawks a me-or-them request.
Per The Athletic's Kalyn Kahler, Mike Sando and Jayson Jenks, Wilson asked Seahawks ownership to fire head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider after the 2021 season.
According to the report, Wilson's request came about because he was "convinced" Carroll and Schneider "were inhibiting his quest" to win more Super Bowls and receive individual awards.
One member of Wilson's camp denied the report, while members of the Seahawks and Broncos declined to comment.
"A lawyer for Wilson wrote a letter to The Athletic characterizing the assertion that Wilson called for Carroll's and Schneider's firing as 'entirely fabricated.