SEATTLE -- When Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson approached the podium for his postgame news conference Sunday night, he was sporting a "Love Our Brothers" hoodie instead of his usual attire.

"I normally try to dress all whatever, fancy, I guess," Wilson said. "But this was thinking about Ricardo [Lockette]. This game's a lot bigger than just football. He's a true friend. He's a guy that, every single play, Ricardo Lockette is going to give his all. No matter what the circumstances are, if it's a good play, bad play, whatever it may be, he's going to give it his all. He's a good friend. He's a guy that's always been there, I know, for so many guys on this football team. I know he's been there too for me, and I just love him to death. We cherish him, we cherish who he is. I'm just praying that he continues to heal and continues to stay positive. He's one of the best guys I know."

When Lockette was taken off the field in a stretcher in Week 8 against the Cowboys, he raised his arm to the sky and made the "L" sign for "Love Our Brothers," a message to his Seahawks teammates.

On Sunday night, Lockette's presence was felt all around CenturyLink Field. Recovering from neck surgery, he was on the field before the game and helped raise the 12th Man flag prior to kickoff. Afterwards, with the Seahawks reeling from their 39-32 loss, Lockette spent time in the locker room.

"My life is built around adversity," he said. "It was all about staying positive no matter the situation. There's a lot of other people doing a lot worse than me. There's no need for me to walk around and have my own little pity party."

Lockette has to wear a neck brace for about six weeks and then will begin rehab. He had surgery to repair ligament damage in his neck and also had a disk issue, along with a concussion.

"It was one of the craziest things I have ever been a part of," he said. "You can't feel your legs. You can't feel your arms. You can't really respond. You don't really know what is going to happen in the next couple of seconds. You don't know if you're going to blackout. You don't [know] if you're ever going get feeling back in your body. You don't know if this is it. You just have a really blank mind, and then all of the important things start to matter. You start thinking about your family. You start thinking about ‘Am I ever going to play with my kids again?' Just the important stuff. The crazy thing is, once I got my voice back and could talk again, all I cared about was winning the game. That's kind of how that went."

Lockette was placed on injured reserve over the weekend, but he left no doubt that he will eventually return to the field.

"For sure, for sure," he said. "I am a rock star. ... I expect to be a Pro Bowler."

Lockette was asked about the support he's received and said Sunday was one of the best days of his life.

"It's always great to know that people care about you," he said. "Sometimes people don't let you know until it's too late, when you're gone. It's amazing to feel that love and appreciation from people you obviously haven't met before. It's more about your character. It's more about what you do when people aren't looking that defines your character. I am just happy to change their lives or leave an imprint on their lives in the way that I did."