The Seattle Seahawks are reuniting with arguably the greatest defensive player in franchise history after agreeing to terms on a deal with linebacker Bobby Wagner.
SEATTLE — Bobby Wagner is coming back to where he built a Hall of Fame résumé.
The Seattle Seahawks announced Saturday they are reuniting with arguably the greatest defensive player in franchise history and filling a significant need in their linebacker corps. The move signals that the fences have been mended following his messy departure last offseason.
Wagner’s deal is for one year and worth $7 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The news was broken by Seahawks safety Quandre Diggs, who had been publicly stumping for Wagner’s return ever since Wagner and the Los Angeles Rams agreed to part ways earlier last month.
Seahawks general manager John Schneider said before the start of free agency that he and coach Pete Carroll had spoken to Wagner about a potential return. On Thursday, Schneider told Seattle Sports 710-AM that the two sides remained in conversations.
« We’ve been talking to Bobby, and what I can tell you is we’ll see what shakes out, see how this goes, » Schneider said.
