RENTON — The end of an NFL season is followed the next day by players cleaning out their lockers, holding exit interviews with coaches, being examined by trainers one last time, then heading out the door into the offseason.
And for all but one team, it’s a day that is tinged with a sense of longing for what might have been.
“It was a really good season,’’ said quarterback Russell Wilson as he met with reporters in front of his locker less than 24 hours after a 28-23 loss to Green Bay in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs.