Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll spoke to reporters in Los Angeles prior to his induction into USC's Hall of Fame on Saturday, and said that Bruce Irvin's comments from last week that he wants to be in Atlanta in 2016 were misconstrued by the media.
"I'm really glad you asked me that, because he didn't say that," Carroll said. "We've been talking all along. He has been working out in Atlanta for these three weeks, and he said (that) in response to the question 'Do you want to come back home?'
"He said everybody likes to come back home, and it's a dream to come back home.