RENTON, Wash. -- Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton spoke with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell this week about whether officials treat him differently than other quarterbacks when it comes to taking hits in the pocket.

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (5-foot-11, 215 pounds) is not as big as Newton (6-foot-5, 245 pounds). But he often uses his athleticism to scramble and escape pressure.

Wilson was asked Friday if he has ever felt that referees officiate him differently.

"No, I don't feel that way," Wilson said. "I just try to play smart football. I think I've said this before, but if I didn't want to play football, if I didn't want to get hit, I'd be playing tennis. That's just one of those things -- you know you're going to get hit, and you know you're going to take some tough hits every once in a while, and you have to hang in there. At the same time, it's a rough game, and you always want to make a smart decision and get down, get out of bounds."

"If I didn't want to play football, if I didn't want to get hit, I'd be playing tennis," Russell Wilson said. Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images

Wilson made it clear that he was only giving his perspective and wasn't familiar with the exact comments made by Newton, who expressed concerns specifically about taking hits when he's in the pocket and not when he's on the run.

"I haven't seen his particular situation," Wilson said. "Honestly, I try to stay away from watching ESPN and all that, but I know for me -- trying to get down, slide, get out of bounds, all of that, because those guys are chasing after you."

Wilson has drawn one roughing-the-passer penalty this season.

Since he became the starter in 2012, the Seahawks have drawn 12 roughing-the-passer penalties, tied for ninth fewest.