Seattle Seahawks perennial Pro Bowler and All-Pro linebacker Bobby Wagner is signing a one-year deal worth a maximum value of $8.5 million on Wednesday with the Washington Commanders, according to sources. The deal includes $6 million in guarantees. New Commanders head coach Dan Quinn was with Wagner for a decade in Seattle and will be reuniting on the East coast. Despite his age (33), the former second-round pick in 2012 out of Utah State continues to be a starting commodity in IDP fantasy leagues after he generated a league-high 183 combined tackles (96 solo), 3.5 sacks, 11 tackles for loss, six QB hits and a fumble recovery in 17 games in his return to Seattle in 2023. Wagner is a huge addition for a Washington defense that was regularly trampled last season.
Impending free agent Bobby Wagner is expected to test the free agent market, and a potential return to the Seattle Seahawks is considered unlikely, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. The nine-time Pro Bowler and 10-time All-Pro selection is coming off a career-high 183 tackles in 2023, marking the third time he has led the NFL in tackles during his hall-of-fame career. The 33-year-old still has plenty of ability, so there should be no shortage of suitors for his services heading into 2024.
Free-agent linebacker Bobby Wagner agreed to a one-year, $7 million deal with Seattle on Saturday. The 2012 second-round pick spent his entire career with the Seahawks before his release in March 2022. He then inked a lucrative multi-year agreement with the Rams. However, his tenure in Los Angeles would be short-lived, with both sides mutually parting ways after only one season. But now, he'll return to the Seahawks, a team committed to improving things on the defensive end. Wagner, who has 1,523 total tackles, 29.5 sacks, and 13 interceptions on his resume, is an eight-time Pro Bowler and six-time All-Pro. Without a doubt, the 32-year-old will be welcomed back with open arms, and his presence should make the Seahawks defense more attractive to fantasy managers.
Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider said the team remains in contact with free-agent linebacker Bobby Wagner. Seattle needs another veteran linebacker, and it's their most pressing need, which could align the stars for a reunion between the two sides in 2023. The 32-year-old mutually agreed to part ways with the Los Angeles Rams after just one year. Wagner led LA with 140 tackles and also posted a career-high six sacks, so he's still one of the best real-life and IDP linebackers in the NFL. The Seahawks took him in the second round back in 2012, and Wagner was named a first-team All-Pro in six of his 10 seasons in Seattle. A reunion to close out his career with the team would be fitting.
The Los Angeles Chargers and Dallas Cowboys, among other teams, have reached out to free-agent linebacker Bobby Wagner, according to sources. A return to the Seattle Seahawks cannot be ruled out, either, for the future first-ballot Hall of Famer. The Los Angeles Rams and Wagner mutually agreed to part ways after the 2022 season. The 32-year-old six-time All-Pro remained productive in his lone season in LA with a team-high 140 tackles (81 solo), career-high six sacks, 10 tackles for loss, 10 QB hits, two interceptions and five passes defensed in 17 starts. Wagner will have no shortage of suitors on the open market, and he should remain relevant in IDP fantasy leagues wherever he lands.
The Los Angeles Rams and nine-time Pro Bowl linebacker Bobby Wagner mutually agreed to part ways on Thursday, according to sources. The Rams are in need of more salary cap space this year and Wagner wants to win. The 32-year-old veteran will now be among the bigger defensive names on the open market this offseason. After spending 10 years with the Seattle Seahawks, Wagner joined the Rams in 2022 and recorded 140 tackles (81 solo), 10 tackles for loss, 10 QB hits, a career-high six sacks, two interceptions and five passes defensed in 17 games in LA. He's not getting any younger, but he led the Rams in tackles last year and still has a lot left in the tank for a contending team and fantasy managers in IDP leagues.
Former Seattle Seahawks Pro Bowl linebacker Bobby Wagner signed a five-year, $50 million deal worth up to $65 million with the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday, according to league sources. Wagner will stay in the NFC West and join the defending Super Bowl champions after 10 seasons in Seattle. The 31-year-old tackling machine has made the Pro Bowl each of the last eight years and has also been named to six first-team All-Pro squads. Despite being on the wrong side of 30, Wagner remains productive as ever after posting a career-high 170 tackles (93 solo), three tackles for loss, three QB hits, one sack, one interception and five passes defensed in 16 starts in his final year in Seattle. Not only will he remain a high-end IDP linebacker, but his addition will make the Rams defense a popular fantasy commodity in 2022.
The Baltimore Ravens and free-agent linebacker Bobby Wagner are "still talking," according to a league source. The Dallas Cowboys are also out on Wagner, so the eight-time Pro Bowler and six-time first-team All-Pro could be on his way to landing in Baltimore. The Los Angeles Rams are the other team known to be in on Wagner this offseason after the Seattle Seahawks parted ways with the 31-year-old after 10 years together. Wagner is looking for a one-year, $11 million deal, and he should remain a fantasy beast in IDP leagues after posting 104-plus combined tackles in each one of his NFL seasons after being drafted in the second round in 2012 out of Utah State.
All-Pro free-agent linebacker Bobby Wagner visited with the Baltimore Ravens on Friday, according to a source. Ravens have plenty of interest in Wagner, who also visited with the Los Angeles Rams this week. The 31-year-old tackling machine was cut by the Seattle Seahawks this offseason after 10 extremely productive seasons with the team in which he earned eight Pro Bowl selections and was named to six first-team All-Pro squads. In Baltimore, Wagner would be replacing Josh Bynes as an interior linebacker and would be a natural fit likely to retain a starting role. As long as he is playing regularly, Wagner should once again be a fantasy stalwart in IDP leagues after posting 100-plus tackles in every single NFL season he's played.
Six-time All-Pro linebacker Bobby Wagner is visiting with the Los Angeles Rams on Wednesday, and there is mutual interest in getting a deal done, according to sources. The Seattle Seahawks cut the 31-year-old earlier this offseason, and he'll be a massive defensive addition for whichever team signs him on the open market. Wagner, a second-round pick by Seattle in 2012, has made the Pro Bowl in each of the last eight seasons. He has recorded at least 104 combined tackles in all 10 of his NFL campaigns. Wagner could see more of a rotational role with his new team in 2022, but it's hard to believe he won't continue to be a highly coveted IDP linebacker. Adding Wagner would be a nice get for a Rams defense that lost All-Pro pass-rusher Von Miller in free agency.
Bobby Wagner
• ILB
•
Commanders
