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Brady HendersonESPN
RENTON, Wash. – In response to a Sports Illustrated article detailing favoritism towards quarterback Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said he had not taught his players well enough to focus sure .
The SI story, released Friday morning, anonymously quotes some former and current Seahawks who claim that the locker room is fractured, largely in relation to the perception among some that Wilson was not held to the same standards as the others. in an ESPN magazine story by Seth Wickersham. Some players who told SI about the story say that the team's out-of-season review – which won cornerback Richard Sherman and defensive lineman Michael Bennett, among others – was the result of this breakup.
Carroll was invited after training on Friday for his reaction to the story.
"It is only obvious that I did not do a very good job of teaching, because one of the fundamental principles of our teaching is that we will not worry about what happened; "And so it's a discipline that we learn, and I have not taught it well enough. Whether you win or lose or whatever, you have to move on and leave things behind. So other than that, I do not care. "
Carroll was asked if he had ever seen an anti-Wilson flaw in the Seattle locker room.
"No. I do not know, I do not even know what it would mean, I'll be like Kavanaugh," he said of Supreme Court candidate Brett Kavanaugh. "I do not know."
Receiver General Doug Baldwin, one of the only long-time Seahawks veterans who were available to journalists in locker room on Friday, said he had no reaction to the SI story.
"I think it's just – I mean, that thing was not written [before]when was it? "He said." Same story, so that's what it is. "
Carroll was asked if he was talking about the history of the SI with Wilson or the team.
"I touched on it, just the media and the impact of the media and how they can intervene if you let it go," he said. "With all the hype that comes in this first week, just look at the pomp and all the circumstances and all these things last night, just for this game to start.There are so many things we continue and we have to really, whatever form and form it takes, so if it's an example of an opportunity to do it, then we're happy about it through anything. "
The Seahawks open the season Sunday against the Broncos in Denver. Carroll says free security Earl Thomas had a good week of training after returning to the team on Wednesday, but he did not say anything about Thomas's status for Sunday.
The Seahawks will have to activate Thomas on their list of 53 players here Saturday so he can play against Denver.
"He was solid all week," Carroll said. "He shot and studied and worked hard and he had a good week and we'll let you know how it's going to be tomorrow."
Thomas was scheduled to speak to reporters after the training, but a spokesman for the team said that he had decided not to do it after all and that by Thomas he was not Had nothing to say now In the post, Thomas wrote that he was not going to let down his teammates, the city or the fans, and that "the lack of respect was noted well and not will not be forgotten.
The team said it would be available Sunday after match if it is activated.
The Seahawks have ruled out good guard D.J. Fluker; J.R. Sweezy will start in his place. Defensive end Dion Jordan should play, according to Carroll, after practicing last week for the first time all season, after a knee surgery and a leg injury.
The Seahawks also released cornerback Byron Maxwell, quarterback Austin Davis and linebacker Erik Walden from the injured reserve after an injury settlement.
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