Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner has one year remaining on his deal, and he is certainly acting like it.

While Wagner would prefer to remain with the Seahawks, he knows the team's history of being reluctant to pay top players, so he is preparing in case 2019 is his final season in Seattle.

“I want to retire a Seahawk, but I understand it’s a business,” Wagner said, according to Omar Ruiz of NFL Network. “I’m preparing like this is my last year as a Seahawk. If it is, I want to make sure I go out with a bang and make sure I give the city something to remember.”

Wagner is representing himself in contract talks, which is a movie the Seahawks have seen before.

Following the end of the 2015 campaign, offensive lineman Russell Okung departed Seattle after trying to negotiate a deal with the team by himself to no avail. Two years later, cornerback Richard Sherman attempted the same thing and suffered the same fate.

Of course, just because it did not work for Okung and Sherman does not mean the same will occur for Wagner, but history is not on his side.

That being said, the fact that the Seahawks traded away defensive end Frank Clark means they won't have to worry about paying him long term, so perhaps they can take some money and put it toward Wagner.

The 28-year-old is someone Seattle can ill afford to lose, as he has made five straight Pro Bowl appearances while earning three First-Team All-Pro selections during that span.