RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider delivered a mea culpa for the way they handled Bobby Wagner‘s release, saying they regret how their longtime defensive captain learned of the team’s plans to move on.
Wagner voiced his displeasure over the situation last Friday, writing on his Twitter account: “Crazy part about all this. I played there for 10 years & I didn’t even hear it from them that I wasn’t coming back.”
Wagner’s tweet came three days after ESPN’s Adam Schefter broke the news that the Seahawks had informed him he was being released. The Seahawks had, in fact, told Wagner that he was being released. But he had apparently caught wind of the plan already.
Schneider and Carroll were asked about the mishap on Wednesday as they spoke to reporters for the first time since the scouting…
