Pete Carroll responded directly Monday to reports of a rift between himself and running back Marshawn Lynch, saying, “I don’t know where that came from,” and scoffed at the idea that the Hawks would consider trading Lynch.

Both ESPN and NFL Network reported Sunday morning that the Seahawks had grown tired of Lynch’s attitude and had already decided to move on from him after this season. The ESPN report indicated that the Hawks might have tried to trade him if Derrick Coleman had not broken his foot last week.

“I have no idea where that came from,” Carroll said. “We have nothing to say about that. At this point I don’t think it behooves us to try and respond to all of these kinds of things in the locker room. Our players have told you how they feel, our coaches have told you how we feel about it and we’re in a really good place right now.”

As for the report that Carroll and Lynch do not communicate, Carroll said he talks to Lynch “whenever I need to.”

Apparently annoyed at the line of questioning, Carroll said, “Look, what do you want me to say? Are you asking me about my personal relationship with my players now? We’re doing great. Everything is going great.

“He’s doing fine. He works his tail off. I report about him all the time because he’s done such a great job. Since the day he got back here, he looked terrific. He returned in great shape. He has busted his tail. He has done everything we have asked of him. We have a whole process of how we bring him back every week. We have managed that great. Our trainers do a great job with him. He’s always ready to play and he’s played his tail off, so he’s doing great.”

Asked whether it is safe to say Lynch will remain in Seattle after the trade deadline passes Tuesday, Carroll said, “Yeah, go ahead. You can go with that.”