The Facts: The Wilson drama in Seattle is buried, and Pete Carroll will tell you so until he's blue in the face. The way Carroll sees it, it was never much of a big deal to begin with. "It seems like really old news to talk about this because it's been such a long time," Carroll said Friday. "The little bit he said carried so much air time that it became bigger than life. Throughout the whole process, Russell, we've always been connected, we've always been talking, we've never not been in communication, and we weren't at all in this time either."

Diehards Line: Credit is due to Seattle for refusing to engage in the media process, which neared circus levels before dying down with the passage of time. While most everyone prepared for a bombshell tweet breaking a blockbuster trade involving Wilson, Seattle circled its wagons and collectively clammed up. Though we haven't heard from Wilson in a while now, the approach seems to have worked. Carroll said his quarterback is "fired up about his team, he's fired up about his coaching staff, he's fired up about the season coming up," which is what we should expect from a competitor of Wilson's caliber. The offseason has had more than its fair share of quarterback drama. While dreaming of Wilson in a new uniform surely excites those who thrive in circles of gossip, rumor and theatrics, with the Seahawks and Wilson now on the same page, they can return to working toward becoming a better team than the one that fizzled down the stretch in 2020.