Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner is “ready” for the regular season after returning to practice on Friday. The four-time All-Pro defender had a platelet-rich plasma injection in his knee last week after a scrimmage on August 3rd.
Head coach Pete Carroll stated the injury “was nothing major,” last week. While Wagner “everything went perfect,” per USA Today. Now, Bobby wants to play, and not in a no-hit practice.
“I definitely want to get out there, because we don’t get a chance to tackle at practice,” Wagner said, per Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times. “So I’ve just been trying to get as many reps as I can. But it would be good to hit somebody other than my teammates.”
Though Wagner is ready to go, Carroll remains mute on his prospects of playing in Sunday's preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings.
Well it would be good for Bobby to get a chance to get on the field,” coach Pete Carroll said on Friday, per USA Today. “We’ll see if we can get that done. It kind of depends on how the practices go and how his work goes. He would be better off if he could play some just to get going, just to get a feel.”
Considering Wagner came back to practice on Friday, and Seattle made him the highest-paid inside linebacker in NFL history weeks ago, Carroll is taking the cautious approach. While the surgery was minor, risking anything to a bonafide superstar in preseason ball likely isn't in their best interests. Seeing him in Week 1 is, though.
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