Rams give Bobby Wagner permission to speak with teams, per sources: Could he return to Seattle?
New York TimesThe Rams have given linebacker Bobby Wagner permission to speak with other teams, rather than wait for the start of free agency, multiple people directly involved in the discussions between the team and player told The Athletic. The Athletic’s instant analysis: Uncertainty swirls in Los Angeles Wagner met with the Rams last Thursday for a conversation that one source characterized as “positive,” and mutual. Losing Wagner, who was voted a team captain by teammates in his lone season in Los Angeles, is a blow to the Rams’ leadership core. — Dugar Wagner’s reputation in Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll didn’t want to release Wagner last offseason and said during a news conference last March that he implored Seattle general manager John Schneider to exhaust all options before making the “heartbreaking” decision to release their defensive captain.