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 their lapses in run defense. “Certainly, Bobby was one of those guys.” Wagner’s resume “speaks for itself,” general manager Les Snead said. Rams Rams thrilled to have legendary Seattle linebacker Bobby Wagner on their side The Rams added depth at linebacker by agreeing to deal with Bobby Wagner, a Pro Bowl player who always has been a nemesis to NFC West rivals during 10 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks.

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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Rams’ trade puts focus on Ernest Jones at linebacker
3 years, 1 month ago

Rams’ trade puts focus on Ernest Jones at linebacker

LA Times  

Rams linebacker Ernest Jones battles the Las Vegas Raiders during a preseason game in August. When the Rams surprisingly traded Young to the Denver Broncos, Jones was thrust into a potential starting role for Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans. “But now that I’m in, actually, that role, I’m preparing a little bit harder, watching more film and just getting …

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