Wilson answered questions that day exactly the same way he has during his nine-year NFL career -- without Madden 21 coins uttering a important word. That's why it was so jarring when he went public with his frustration over all the hits he's taken and stated his appetite for more say in the group's personnel decisions.

"I feel that's a major thing that we have got to mend," he said of Seattle's pass protection. "That has got to be repaired and has to be in the end of the day, as my goal is to play with 10 to 15 more years." It doesn't seem like a coincidence that Wilson's remarks came two days after Super Bowl LV. He wants to do what Tom Brady is doing -- play and win well into his 40s -- but understands that may not be realistic if the status quo persists.

He will be 33 next year and performs in a division with celebrity pass-rushers like Chandler Jones, Nick Bosa and reigning Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald, whose dominance of the Seahawks continued with two sacks from the wild-card round to send Seattle into another early playoff exit.

Those thoughts might have crystalized as Wilson watched Brady get struck only twice and win his seventh ring with the support of several high-profile art gamers, some of whom he helped recruit to mut 21 coins buy Tampa Bay. "The difference between that game was Tom was shooting shots down the field and getting the ball to his men and things like that," Wilson told Dan Patrick,"but he wasn't touched, actually."