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The Seattle Seahawks signified a rebuild when they traded Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos. They also signified that the franchise is not as tight-knit as it used to be when Bobby Wagner admitted that he was not informed of his release from the team.
Wagner, an eight-time Pro Bowler, was just as big of a part of the Seahawks' success over the years as Wilson was. Releasing him without telling him is a great disservice to him and gives off the wrong message to other players.
According to ESPN's Brady Henderson, Seahawks GM John Schneider took the blame for how poorly the team handled Wagner's situation. Head coach Pete Carroll chimed in to explain how they fumbled the timing of Wagner's release with the Wilson trade.
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“I wanted Bobby to stay with us forever, and so I kept encouraging John, ‘Let's see what all the options could possibly be so maybe there's a way out that we don't have to do this.' So each day was crucial as we were drawing closer to it. And then really, it seemed like when Russell's news went out, then everything hit the fan kind of thing. We were supposed to meet with Bobby a couple days after that, and the timing just didn't work out right. I regret that we didn't do a better job timing wise.
Seattle's key figures admitting their wrongdoing is admirable but it won't change the fact that they badly mistreated one of the most important players in franchise history.
