LONDON — On Sept. 18, in the wake of back-to-back losses to the Denver Broncos and Chicago Bears, Pete Carroll said on ESPN 710 that Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was “over-trying.”
Nearly a month later, the ninth-year Seattle head coach is distancing himself from that position.
“That was really overplayed and it’s not a big deal at all,” Carroll said after the Seahawks practiced near London on Thursday. “He’s a great competitor. He always tries really hard, and it just kind of came out like it’s a big deal, and it wasn’t.
“He’s been playing great and really doing everything we want, complementing a running game that really is continually getting better and improving.