Bobby Wagner inspires Rams against old team Seattle but not enough as skid continues
2 years ago

Bobby Wagner inspires Rams against old team Seattle but not enough as skid continues

LA Times  

Seahawks linebacker Jordyn Brooks celebrates his sack of Rams quarterback John Wolford in the third quarter. In the days leading up to it, Rams linebacker Bobby Wagner said he would approach Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks like any other. “I’m a master at controlling my emotions,” he said, adding, “I controlled them during the week and let them out during the game.” Coaches and teammates were also visibly distraught that they could not help Wagner defeat the Seahawks, a team he helped lead to a Super Bowl title and consecutive Super Bowl appearances. “Your little brothers start talking trash to you,” he said, “so you start talking trash back.” Rams linebacker Bobby Wagner steals the ball from Seattle’s Tony Jones Jr. in the third quarter for an interception. “After the game, regardless of the outcome, they’re still my brothers over there.” Wagner will get another shot at the Seahawks when the Rams travel to Seattle for the regular-season finale.

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Seahawks OTAs: JSN, Dee Eskridge stand out; Bobby Wagner back in his old role
1 year, 7 months ago

Seahawks OTAs: JSN, Dee Eskridge stand out; Bobby Wagner back in his old role

New York Times  

RENTON, Wash. — The third phase of the offseason workout program permits the offense and defense to compete against each other, albeit without any contact. Last week, the Seahawks also signed Foster Merrill, who last played for the Chargers, and Austin Faoliu, who played for the XFL’s Seattle Sea Dragons in the spring. If they’re dealing with injuries, that could …

The Seahawks need LBs. Bobby Wagner is by far the best available. What gives?
1 year, 9 months ago

The Seahawks need LBs. Bobby Wagner is by far the best available. What gives?

New York Times  

The Seahawks tried to be proactive at linebacker when they selected potential successors to K.J. After the first season since 2012 without either longtime defensive star on the roster, Seattle is in a reactionary mode, as linebacker has become the team’s most pressing need, with very few viable options remaining. Seahawks tracker: Following every deal Big Board: Current best available …

Rams give Bobby Wagner permission to speak with teams, per sources: Could he return to Seattle?
1 year, 9 months ago

Rams give Bobby Wagner permission to speak with teams, per sources: Could he return to Seattle?

New York Times  

The 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 …

AP source: Rams parting ways with LB Bobby Wagner
1 year, 10 months ago

AP source: Rams parting ways with LB Bobby Wagner

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Linebacker Bobby Wagner is parting ways with the Los Angeles Rams after just one season, a person familiar with the decision said Thursday. Wagner started all 17 games at middle linebacker and made 140 tackles with a career-high six sacks and even two interceptions for the Rams, who went 5-12 in the worst season by a defending …

Rams, top tackler Bobby Wagner agree to part ways after one season
1 year, 10 months ago

Rams, top tackler Bobby Wagner agree to part ways after one season

LA Times  

Linebacker Bobby Wagner had a short but productive stay with the Rams. Wagner, the team’s leading tackler last season, and the Rams have agreed to part ways, people with knowledge of the situation said Thursday. Wagner signed with the Rams after the Seattle Seahawks released the six-time All-Pro on the same day they traded quarterback Russell Wilson to the Denver …

Seahawks top Rams 19-16 in OT, in playoffs after Lions win
1 year, 11 months ago

Seahawks top Rams 19-16 in OT, in playoffs after Lions win

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — Within minutes of the Seattle Seahawks winning to maintain their playoff hopes, the video boards inside Lumen Field flashed a message: “Go Lions.” For the Seahawks, that became “thank you Lions” several hours later after Detroit helped send Seattle back to the postseason. 7 seed in the NFC playoffs after beating the Los Angeles Rams 19-16 in overtime …

Rams’ Bobby Wagner aims to remind Seattle what it’s missing and end Seahawks’ season
1 year, 11 months ago

Rams’ Bobby Wagner aims to remind Seattle what it’s missing and end Seahawks’ season

LA Times  

The Rams’ Bobby Wagner celebrates his sack against the Seahawks when they came to L.A. For the first time, the linebacker goes back to play in Seattle, where he played for 10 seasons. “They showed a lot of love and so I’m forever grateful.” Wagner repeatedly has said that he harbors no ill will toward Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, general …

Rams-Broncos takeaways: Now that Cam Akers has been revitalized, does he stay or go?
1 year, 11 months ago

Rams-Broncos takeaways: Now that Cam Akers has been revitalized, does he stay or go?

LA Times  

Rams running back Cam Akers scores a touchdown against the Broncos in the first quarter. It was Akers’ first 100-yard rushing effort since he gained 131 yards in a 2020 season NFC wild-card playoff victory over the Seattle Seahawks. We went through a lot of highs and lows together.. He’s impacted me so much in my life, and I’m forever …

Rams give their fans some Christmas joy in blowout victory over Broncos
1 year, 11 months ago

Rams give their fans some Christmas joy in blowout victory over Broncos

LA Times  

The Rams’ Tyler Higbee celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Broncos. Rams linebacker Bobby Wagner runs after intercepting a pass thrown by the Broncos’ Russell Wilson in the first quarter. “I think it paid dividends.” The Rams’ Cam Akers runs untouched into the end zone against the Broncos in the second quarter. “And sometimes it calls for a tight …

Bobby Wagner and Russell Wilson set for first ‘chess match’ as opponents
2 years ago

Bobby Wagner and Russell Wilson set for first ‘chess match’ as opponents

LA Times  

They spent 10 years on the same team, reading each other from across the line of scrimmage during hundreds of practices. Six-time All-Pro linebacker Bobby Wagner and nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson helped the Seattle Seahawks win a Super Bowl and four NFC West titles. Wagner said this week that the matchup would be “an upgraded version” of a …

Geno Smith hits Metcalf for late TD, Seahawks top Rams 27-23
2 years ago

Geno Smith hits Metcalf for late TD, Seahawks top Rams 27-23

Associated Press  

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Whenever Geno Smith looked across the line in the final minutes at SoFi Stadium, he saw an inspired Bobby Wagner leading an entire Los Angeles Rams team desperately in need of a victory. DK Metcalf caught an 8-yard touchdown pass from Smith with 36 seconds to play, completing the Seahawks’ late rally for a 27-23 win over …

Cam Akers a bright spot for Rams amid Super Bowl payback season
2 years ago

Cam Akers a bright spot for Rams amid Super Bowl payback season

LA Times  

While Rams players underwent massages and treatments and tried to shower off the disappointment of their 27-23 loss to Seattle on Sunday, a team staffer walked around the locker room at SoFi Stadium to pick up their discarded towels and water bottles. On the back of his T-shirt, beneath a Rams logo, was the slogan, “2022 Write Our Next Chapter.” …

Cam Akers practices for the first time in weeks as Rams mull running back situation
2 years, 1 month ago

Cam Akers practices for the first time in weeks as Rams mull running back situation

LA Times  

Rams running back Cam Akers breaks a tackle during a playoff win over the Arizona Cardinals in January. A boisterous scene in the Rams locker room unfolded Thursday after running back Cam Akers practiced for the first time in more than two weeks. “I’m back with the team, so I’m happy.” Akers, a second-round draft pick in 2020, had been …

Rams’ Bobby Wagner makes his most memorable hit against a fan with a smoke bomb
2 years, 2 months ago

Rams’ Bobby Wagner makes his most memorable hit against a fan with a smoke bomb

LA Times  

A protester is hit by the Rams’ Takkarist McKinley, middle left, and linebacker Bobby Wagner during their game against the 49ers. “I just saw somebody running on the field — and he wasn’t supposed to be on the field,” Wagner said. A protester is hit by the Rams’ Takkarist McKinley and linebacker Bobby Wagner during their game against the 49ers. …

Rams’ offense still disturbingly hot and cold in lukewarm win over Cardinals
2 years, 2 months ago

Rams’ offense still disturbingly hot and cold in lukewarm win over Cardinals

LA Times  

Cardinals defensive end Zach Allen tackles Rams running back Cam Akers, who fumbled near the end zone with a chance to put the game away in the fourth quarter. “It was a strange game,” said Rams coach Sean McVay, whose team held on for a 20-12 victory despite squandering three would-be touchdowns. “To keep them out of the end zone …

Rams lose luster but not game, blowing big lead before holding on to beat Falcons
2 years, 3 months ago

Rams lose luster but not game, blowing big lead before holding on to beat Falcons

LA Times  

Rams receiver Cooper Kupp runs past Falcons safety Jaylinn Hawkins on a touchdown catch in the third quarter. It was last February when an inebriated group of Rams players and coaches stood on a stage after a Super Bowl parade and proclaimed their desire to “run it back” and become the first team in nearly two decades to repeat as …

How Bobby Wagner honors Kobe Bryant, reacts to Russell Wilson’s return to Seattle
2 years, 3 months ago

How Bobby Wagner honors Kobe Bryant, reacts to Russell Wilson’s return to Seattle

LA Times  

Rams linebacker Bobby Wagner says he was able to watch Kobe Bryant’s entire career. “And, obviously, his untimely death hit the world, and I felt like with me coming back to L.A., it was a way to honor somebody that’s done a lot in my life that he didn’t even know.” Wagner said he met Bryant once through former Seattle …

Inside the Bobby Wagner text message the Rams thought was a hoax
2 years, 3 months ago

Inside the Bobby Wagner text message the Rams thought was a hoax

LA Times  

Les Snead thought it might be a hoax. And when people want to listen, you get different results.” — Raheem Morris, Rams defensive coordinator, on Bobby Wagner “My mom gave me some of the best advice I’ve ever gotten,” he said. “ ‘If you’re good at something, they’ll find you.’ ” Wagner also got some sage advice from Donald Penn, …

Second chapter: Bobby Wagner already makes impact on LA Rams
2 years, 4 months ago

Second chapter: Bobby Wagner already makes impact on LA Rams

Associated Press  

IRVINE, Calif. — Bobby Wagner is still getting used to the fact he’s now working with Sean McVay, not against him. After five years of trying to shut down McVay’s offense two or three times per season for the Seattle Seahawks, Wagner is now making the Los Angeles Rams better. Just seeing the way he moves, the way he plays, …

Bobby Wagner joins Rams, still annoyed by Seahawks breakup
2 years, 8 months ago

Bobby Wagner joins Rams, still annoyed by Seahawks breakup

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Bobby Wagner wants everybody to know he didn’t sign with the Rams after the acrimonious end to his decade in Seattle simply because Los Angeles is in the Seahawks’ division. General manager John Schneider later indicated the fact that Wagner represents himself would have made the call difficult because when players have an agent, “there’s a certain …

Rams weren’t looking for a linebacker, but chance to add Bobby Wagner was eye-popping
2 years, 8 months ago

Rams weren’t looking for a linebacker, but chance to add Bobby Wagner was eye-popping

LA Times  

All eyes will be on new linebacker Bobby Wagner in the middle of the Rams’ defense. Now the Rams have added inside linebacker Bobby Wagner, a six-time All-Pro and Super Bowl champion with the Seattle Seahawks. Rams How inside linebacker Bobby Wagner will change the Rams’ defense If the Rams had a weakness in their Super Bowl run, it was …

How inside linebacker Bobby Wagner will change the Rams’ defense
2 years, 8 months ago

How inside linebacker Bobby Wagner will change the Rams’ defense

LA Times  

As he was with the Seattle Seahawks, Bobby Wagner should be a leader with the Rams. The Rams agreed to terms with six-time All-Pro inside linebacker Bobby Wagner, demonstrating once again they will not shy from acquiring proven star players. Three takeaways on what the acquisition means for the Rams: All-Pro talent at all three levels of the defense The …

Swarming Rams defense dominates Kyler Murray and Cardinals in wild-card win
2 years, 11 months ago

Swarming Rams defense dominates Kyler Murray and Cardinals in wild-card win

LA Times  

Rams defensive lineman Marquise Copeland celebrates with teammates after intercepting a deflected pass in the second quarter of a 34-11 wild-card playoff win Monday over the Arizona Cardinals at SoFi Stadium. The Rams intercepted two passes — one that cornerback David Long Jr. returned for a touchdown — and punter Johnny Hekker recaptured his All-Pro form and consistently pinned the …

How is Cam Akers even playing? 3 factors that sped up his recovery
2 years, 11 months ago

How is Cam Akers even playing? 3 factors that sped up his recovery

LA Times  

Rams running back Cam Akers evades a tackle by San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw during the Rams’ overtime loss Sunday. “When you talk about those three things coming together, you get a special outcome,” echoed Reggie Scott, the Rams’ vice president of sports medicine and performance. “We use a whole bunch of different neuromuscular stimulations.” Scott’s team also used …

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