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Bobby Wagner’s NFL profession began in Seattle in 2013. In simply his second season within the league, he helped the Seahawks seize the franchise’s first-ever Tremendous Bowl title.
Whereas Wagner at present performs for the Washington Commanders, the star linebacker discovered a solution to make his reference to Seattle even stronger. Earlier this week, the Seattle Storm introduced that Wagner had joined the franchise’s possession group.
Wagner’s buy of an fairness stake within the Storm made him the first-ever lively NFL participant to be an element proprietor of an WNBA franchise.
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Bobby Wagner, #54 of the Washington Commanders, warms up previous to an NFL soccer wild card playoff sport towards the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on January 12, 2025, in Tampa, Florida. (Perry Knotts/Getty Photos / Getty Photos)
“The Seattle Storm introduced right this moment that Tremendous Bowl XLVIII Champion and All-Professional Linebacker, Bobby Wagner, will be part of the staff’s possession group,” a press release from the Storm learn.
“Wagner, a second-round choose by the Seattle Seahawks in 2012, spent his first 10 seasons within the Emerald Metropolis, the place he holds three of the staff’s information for many tackles in a single-season and leads all lively gamers in whole tackles. He’s at present coming into his 14th season, the place he was voted to 10 Professional Bowls and named to 11 All-Professional groups.”
Wagner’s historic transfer into girls’s basketball garnered a response from Los Angeles Lakers nice and Naismith Memorial Basketball Corridor of Fame inductee Ervin “Magic” Johnson.
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“I want to congratulate our Washington Commanders star linebacker, Bobby Wagner, on becoming a member of the WNBA’s Seattle Storm possession group,” Johnson wrote on X. “I’m so pleased with Bobby! We’ve had so many discussions on entrepreneurship and that is simply the beginning of him constructing his empire!”
Bobby Wagner, #54 of the Seattle Seahawks, runs onto the sphere throughout staff entrances previous to an NFL preseason soccer sport towards the Minnesota Vikings at Lumen Discipline on August 10, 2023, in Seattle, Washington. (Ryan Kang/Getty Photos / Getty Photos)
Wagner joins an possession group which incorporates: retired Storm participant and four-time WNBA champion Sue Chicken, former Microsoft government Lisa Brummel, Olympic silver medalist Ginny Gilder and Daybreak Trudeau.
Brummel praised Wagner for the lasting impression he is had on town of Seattle.
“Bobby is a hometown hero who has had immeasurable impression on the Seattle neighborhood,” Brummel stated in a press release launched by the Storm. “He shares our want to develop the sport and is aware of the worth and significance of investing in girls’s sports activities. As we proceed to construct on the unbelievable legacy of the Storm franchise, we’re excited so as to add Bobby’s expertise and experience to the combination.”
Bobby Wagner of the Seattle Seahawks is seen throughout Sport Two of the WNBA SemiFinals at KeyArena in Seattle, Washington. (Joshua Huston/NBAE through Getty Photos / Getty Photos)
“I am actually excited to be a part of the ‘W’ and the WNBA. I feel it is a good time. I am actually excited to be part of the expansion and to remain linked to a neighborhood that I nonetheless love,” Wagner instructed reporters this week following the Commanders’ first day of coaching camp follow.
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The Storm enter Saturday’s sport towards the Washington Mystics with a 15-10 report. The franchise has gained 4 WNBA championships in its historical past.
