'I can’t compare football to life and what the black community is going through right now.' Russell Wilson didn’t want to talk Xs and Os or even the strange virtual off-season speaking to the media for the first time since the end of last season.
RENTON, Wash. — Speaking to the media for the first time since the end of last season, Seattle Seahawks quarterback“To be honest with you, I don’t even want to talk about football right now,” Wilson said during a video conference Wednesday. “You know, that’s a thing that I don’t even know what that looks like down the road or anything else. I think that none of that matters. I can’t compare football to life and what the black community is going through right now.
But Wilson didn’t want to talk Xs and Os, personnel changes or even the strange virtual off-season. His tone was similar to how Seattle has run its team meetings since last week following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the nationwide protests that have followed. On his “Flying Coach,” podcast released late Tuesday night, coach Pete Carroll said he felt he has not done enough to create change.
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