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Athletes’ challenges — injuries, personal tragedies, professional slights — tend to connect with fans as much as their triumphs. Wilson’s penchant for platitudes can obscure exactly how much adversity has shaped him, with the challenge seemingly revealed in his tears after a big win. The death of his father, Harrison, from diabetic complications in 2010. N.F.L. teams having passed on him in the draft because of his height. His infamous interception in the Super Bowl in the 2014 season that ended Seattle’s bid for back-to-back titles.
The trade wasn’t the only upheaval to Wilson’s life. Trevor Moawad, Wilson’s close friend and the architect of his mental approach, died of cancer in September 2021. They’d met as Wilson prepared for the 2012 draft, and Moawad moved into Wilson’s San Diego place the day after that Super Bowl interception and stayed for a month. Throughout their friendship, Wilson could depend on Moawad to say two things: that he believed in Wilson and that the best was ahead.
It was Moawad who had instilled in Wilson the power of what he called neutral thinking, acknowledging negativity but then moving on from it at once, which he appeared to apply to his friend’s death.
“No, it wasn’t difficult,” Wilson said. “I’ve lost my dad. I lost a best friend, Trevor. You know they’re going to a better place. Those memories live in me forever.” He added, “Everybody can write what they want. I’m always having fun when I’m on the field, when I’m with my teammates.”
Maybe so, but Wilson was definitely not enjoying himself in February 2021, when he simmered in a suite at the Super Bowl watching Tampa Bay beat Kansas City instead of playing in the game. With a new team built around his talent, Tom Brady got championship vengeance after being discarded by the Patriots the season before.
