Back in May, ESPN published an article chronicling longtime resentments within the Seattle Seahawks locker room and between players and the coaching staff, notably reported grievances concerning Richard Sherman and Russell Wilson, including one incident many years ago when Sherman supposedly told Wilson “You suck” during a practice.
Sherman later called the article “nonsense” and several other Seahawks, including Michael Bennett, downplayed the truthfulness or significance of the disputes described within. The full scope of the article portrayed a complicated dynamic fostered by Pete Carroll in which players were free to question or challenge management and one another, but also apparently protected certain stars from scrutiny to a degree that some teammates considered favoritism.