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Super Bowl LVI: Sixteen players and coaches reveal tales of Super Bowl anxiety

In preparing for his first Super Bowl in February 2014, Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner didn't really stress about facing Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos' record-setting offense.

Wagner's anxiety surfaced at the opening kickoff.

"I was more nervous about that moment when all the flashes happen," Wagner told ESPN Seahawks reporter Brady Henderson. "It was weird. I always watched it on TV, and I always wondered if I'd pay more attention to that than the actual game. The kickoff, you dream of being in the game and that moment and all the flashes.