To hear Russell Wilson tell it, parting with the Seattle Seahawks was a mutual decision. To hear the team tell it, that was not the case.
The Seahawks agreed to trade Wilson to the Denver Broncos in February, and the deal became official Wednesday. Seattle then released a statement from owner Jody Allen, head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider that celebrated the quarterback's accomplishments but also indicated he was the one behind the change of scenery:
Dugar, Michael-Shawn<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Seahawks?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Seahawks</a> statements from owner Jody Allen, coach Pete Carroll and GM John Schneider on trading Russell Wilson.