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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 […]

The Seattle Seahawks have seen their famed Legion of Boom get dismantled over the years. Now the last remaining member, Bobby Wagner, will take a seat on the bench for a few weeks.  Wagner had platelet-rich plasma injected in his knee, according to Gregg Bell of The News Tribune. While Wagner will be missing a […]

Bobby Wagner recently became the NFL’s highest-paid inside linebacker. The Seattle Seahawks defensive leader underwent a lower body procedure according to Pete Carroll. Nearly a week ago, Wagner was able to represent himself and land a three-year, $54 million contract extension with the Seahawks. It’s always impressive to see players negotiate deals as their own […]

Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner got some advice this offseason from one of the greatest to ever play basketball, Michael Jordan. The two sat down and talked about everything, and according to Wagner, he really tried to pick his brain on everything from training to the mindset while playing. Wagner, who acts as his own […]

Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner is one of the best defensive players in the league and on Friday took a big step towards being in Seattle for the rest of his career. Wagner signed a three-year contract extension on Friday and told the team website after that this puts him one step closer to being […]

The Seattle Seahawks began training camp with Bobby Wagner being present despite wanting a new deal. Wagner showed up to play, and now he is getting paid. According to Ian Rapoport, Wagner agreed to a three-year extension with Seattle. Signing Wagner for three more years assures the Seahawks that they will have their leader on […]

The Seattle Seahawks have opened their training camp this week and Bobby Wagner isn’t holding out for a new contract. Although, Wagner is holding out hope that Seattle can give him a new deal soon. According to Joe Fann of NBC Sports, K.J. Wright thinks a new deal is close for Wagner and the Seahawks. […]

Seattle Seahawks star linebacker Bobby Wagner is seeking a new contract, but that isn’t stopping him from attending training camp. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Wagner is expected to show up for Seahawks training camp on Wednesday to set an example for his teammates as the leader of the team. However, Rapoport also […]

The Madden 99-club is always fun to watch. Which players will make the exclusive cut and which will just barely miss. It appears the NFC West is stacking up in the club nicely, as another player joins the list. First, there was Aaron Donald of the Los Angeles Rams – now there’s Bobby Wagner of […]

Seattle Seahawks All-Pro linebacker Bobby Wagner could get a contract extension sooner rather than later. According to Joel Corry of CBS Sports, the Seahawks are quietly negotiating with the veteran linebacker. “All has been quiet on Seattle’s negotiations with Wagner, who is acting as his own agent. Wagner was pretty adamant that any new deal […]

It’s no secret that Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner is entering the final year of his deal, but there hasn’t seemed to be much movement on that front thus far. Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll was asked about negotiations with Wagner on Tuesday, and he chose to remain mum on the situation: “We’ve agreed to […]

The Seattle Seahawks don’t really have a great track record of keeping their star players long term, particularly on defense. Cornerback Richard Sherman walked following the 2017 campaign, and the Seahawks just traded defensive lineman Frank Clark. So, naturally, with linebacker Bobby Wagner entering the final year of his deal, there is some trepidation about […]

Bobby Wagner has already let it be known that he wants his next contract to exceed what C.J. Mosley got this offseason. If he has the season that ESPN expects him to in 2019, the Seattle Seahawks may need to pay up. On ESPN’s site, they recently released their fantasy projections for the upcoming season. […]

The New York Jets made a splash in free agency this offseason when they signed linebacker C.J. Mosley to a monster five, year, $85 million deal with $51 million guaranteed. It appears Mosley has set the market for what Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner expects when the time comes for him to sign a new […]

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 […]

The Seattle Seahawks have been burned a couple of times when players represent themselves in contract negotiations. It first occurred when offensive lineman Russell Okung acted as his own agent back in 2016 and ended up signing with the Denver Broncos. Then, two years later, cornerback Richard Sherman went into contract talks without representation, and […]

The expectation is that the Seattle Seahawks will still get a deal done with linebacker Bobby Wagner, even though his asking price probably went up after some of the contracts handed out this offseason. Wagner is entering the last season of a 4-year deal that has paid him $43 million. Asked at the owners meeting […]

The Seattle Seahawks defense is far removed from their days of being the league’s best defense as they were just a handful of years ago. Fortunately for the Seahawks they have been able to retain two key players that were around during that time in linebackers K.J. Wright and Bobby Wagner. Wright and Wagner have […]

Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner has one year left on his contract, but it doesn’t look like he is going to be playing elsewhere after 2019. The Seahawks and Wagner are getting set to negotiate a new deal that would keep Wagner in Seattle beyond 2019, but the catch is that the 28-year-old will actually […]

Seattle Seahawks is one of the best linebackers in football and Peter Carroll thinks that once his playing career is over, he should have a bust in Canton, Ohio. Since Wagner’s career has started he has had five pro bowl selections and also has been an All-Pro three times. Wagner is also only 28 years old […]

Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner has put together a great 2018 campaign, which has helped him be graded as the top player at his position thus far this season by Pro Football Focus. The Seahawks continue to play their best football of the season after winning their fourth straight game by knocking off the Minnesota […]

Late in the Seattle Seahawks victory over the Minnesota Vikings, Bobby Wagner got away with a penalty that could have changed the outcome of the game, although Wagner wasn’t too concerned that a penalty wasn’t called. With the Seahawks up 6-0 in the fourth quarter, the Vikings attempted a field goal to get within three. […]

San Francisco 49ers star cornerback Richard Sherman is set to play his first game back at his old stomping grounds of Centurylink Field, facing linebacker Bobby Wagner and the Seattle Seahawks for the first time since his departure last offseason. It could be a bittersweet situation for Sherman given how things ended in Seattle after […]

It is no secret that Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner and Detroit Lions wide receiver Golden Tate are good friends off the field. However, on the field is a completely different story. The Seahawks and the Lions will be squaring off this Sunday in Detroit. According to Derek Lewis of 247 Sports, Wagner is looking forward […]

Marshawn Lynch was one of the most beloved members of the Seahawks, but Bobby Wagner can’t wait to get a chance to hit his former teammate. Actually, quite a few of Lynch’s former teammates have never tackled him. He is in his second season as an Oakland Raider. Over his two campaigns with his new […]

The Seattle Seahawks are in the midst of an ongoing contract dispute with All-Pro safety Earl Thomas this offseason that has put his long-term future with the franchise up in the air. Thomas is holding out from training camp in order to force the issue and push the Seahawks to either work out a new […]

Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas has been holding out all offseason due to his contract situation. And chances are he will continue his holdout into training camp if he still doesn’t get a long-term deal. Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner has been supportive of his teammate’s quest to get paid, and he wants everyone else to […]

No Richard Sherman. No problem. Despite Sherman taking his cornerback talents to the Bay Area this past offseason, the quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks warns the NFL not to take the unit lightly, via 710 ESPN Radio. “For me, I think a lot of people are sleeping on the talent that we have in the […]

Heading into the final year of his four-year, $40 million deal with the Seattle Seahawks, there is much uncertainty surrounding All-Pro safety Earl Thomas’s long-term future with the franchise. He has been linked to various trade rumors while he has voiced his desire to both play for the team and keep his options open. The […]

After the Seattle Seahawks’ worst home loss in over seven seasons on Sunday afternoon to the Los Angeles Rams, tensions were understandably high. Seahawks star defensive players in linebacker Bobby Wagner and safety Earl Thomas began feuding the other day over comments Thomas made after the lopsided loss. Per a video posted to Twitter via […]

After a devastating 42-7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams this past Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks have to win their final two games to possibly reach the postseason for the sixth straight year. Having linebackers K.J. Wright and Bobby Wagner active makes that tall task a little bit easier. Luckily for Seattle, it appears both […]

In what began as just a few words from Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas, has resulted in a bit of a feud between he and Bobby Wagner. “To be totally honest, I think the guys that played, you’ve got to give your hats off to Wags and a couple guys that played,” Thomas said, via […]

Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner understands the need for safety in the National Football League, but he doesn’t want the league to continue to make it harder for defensive players to play the sport. When the idea of a targeting rule that is implemented in college being used in the NFL was brought up, Bobby […]

On Sunday night, Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner defied gravity, and normal human intuition, twice. In the first half of Seattle’s game against the Cardinals, Wagner successfully leapt over Arizona’s long snapper and blocked a field goal. He made the jump again in overtime, distracting Cardinals kicker Chandler Catanzaro enough to miss what would’ve been the […]