Wilson replied questions that afternoon the exact same way he has throughout Madden 21 coins his nine-year NFL career -- without uttering a critical word. That's the reason why it was so jarring when he went public with his frustration over all the hits he's taken and said his desire for more state in the group's personnel decisions.

"I think that's a major thing that we've got to mend," he said of Seattle's pass protection. "That's got to be fixed and must be at the end of the day, because my goal is to play with 10 to 15 more years" It doesn't seem like a coincidence that Wilson's remarks came days after Super Bowl LV. He wants to do what Tom Brady is performing -- play and win well into his 40s -- but realizes that may not be sensible if the status quo continues.

He'll be 33 next season and plays in a branch 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 around to ship Seattle to another early playoff exit.

Those ideas might have crystalized as Wilson watched Brady get hit just twice and win his seventh ring with the support of several high-profile ability gamers, a number of whom he helped recruit to Tampa Bay. "The gap 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, really."

Certainly, Wilson believes that taking such a radical -- for him step of airing his grievances publicly will place pressure on the Seahawks to improve their offensive line to whatever extent is possible as they enter the offseason low on cap distance and draft funds. His remarks included what came off as a veiled ultimatum when he said, for the first time, the possibility of MMOEXP Is Legit completing his livelihood elsewhere.