Russell Wilson and Bobby Wagner, arguably the Seattle Seahawks’ two best players, keep racking up accolades over the offseason. On Thursday, the two landed on yet another “best of” list when Ali Bhanpuri and Tom Blair of NFL.com released their “30 Best Players Over 30” rankings.
To qualify for the list, players must be at least 30 years old by Sept. 10, when the 2020 season is set to kick off. Additionally, those who are not playing in 2020 or who missed “significant time” in 2019 were not included.
Wilson, who turned 31 last November, topped the list as the NFL’s current best player over 30. As Bhanpuri points out, he has yet to miss a start in his professional career and has three seasons with 30-plus touchdowns and eight or fewer interceptions, third-best of any quarterback in the Super Bowl era. The 2019 season garnered him two NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors as well as a Pro Bowl appearance, and also marked his first appearance on the AP All-Pro list.
Seattle’s other representative on the list, the 30-year-old Wagner, came in at No. 13 as the second-best linebacker behind the Cardinals’ Chandler Jones. Wagner was the only member of the team to play 100% of the Seahawks’ defensive snaps and led the league in tackles with 159. He had a bit of a down year by his standards, allowing opposing quarterbacks to complete 80 percent of their passes against him in coverage, but was still named to the All-Pro First Team as well as the Pro Bowl.
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