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Commanders signing linebacker Frankie Luvu named one of the NFL offseason’s top 10 moves

More praise for new Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu.

In four seasons as head coach of the Washington Commanders, Ron Rivera never could figure out the linebacker position. Whether it was his refusal to invest in the position in free agency or just choosing the wrong players, the position was a significant weakness for Washington.

In three days last week, new general manager Adam Peters and head coach Dan Quinn did more to address the position than in Rivera’s entire tenure.

The Commanders signed former Panthers linebacker Frankie Luvu to a three-year deal and followed that up by landing future Hall of Famer Bobby Wagner. Wagner may be entering his 12th season in 2024, but he proved he has plenty left in the tank last season.

Luvu is coming off his best two seasons and, at 27, is an ascending player. He fits everything that Peters, Quinn, and defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. describe as players they wanted to build around.

Luvu’s signing has been touted as one of the more underrated moves of the offseason. Cody Benjamin of CBS took that a step further, calling Luvu’s signing one of the 10 best moves of the offseason thus far.

Bobby Wagner is the bigger name joining new coach Dan Quinn’s defense in Washington, but Luvu has the makeup of a real building block. The former Carolina Panthers standout is going on 28 but appears to be just entering his prime, emerging as a fast, physical, downhill pocket disruptor. He’s got the potential to be a tone-setter for a franchise in transition.

Washington fans will love Luvu, and don’t be surprised if he’s a popular jersey among fans next season.

How to buy Bobby Wagner Commanders jersey

Pre-order your Bobby Wagner Commanders jersey now so you’ll be ready to celebrate the Commanders’ newest acquisition

The Washington Commanders have been a team with a lot of moving parts in the early stages of the NFL’s free agency period.

One of the newest acquisitions is LB Bobby Wagner.

The longtime Seattle Seahawks defender is bringing his star status into a revamped Washington locker room, alongside linebacker Frankie Luvu. The Commanders inked him to a free-agent contract.

Such a move has to be celebrated immediately properly!

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While it may take the NFL a little while to get used to Wagner in burgundy, Commanders fans are more than ready to see him in his new threads.

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How to buy Bobby Wagner Commanders jersey

Pre-order your Bobby Wagner Commanders jersey now so you’ll be ready to celebrate the Commanders’ newest acquisition

The Washington Commanders have been a team with a lot of moving parts in the early stages of the NFL’s free agency period.

One of the newest acquisitions is LB Bobby Wagner.

The longtime Seattle Seahawks defender is bringing his star status into a revamped Washington locker room, alongside linebacker Frankie Luvu. The Commanders inked him to a free-agent contract.

Such a move has to be celebrated immediately properly!

Be the first of your friends to get your hands on the new Bobby Wagner Washington Commanders jersey:

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While it may take the NFL a little while to get used to Wagner in burgundy, Commanders fans are more than ready to see him in his new threads.

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How to buy Bobby Wagner Commanders jersey

Pre-order your Bobby Wagner Commanders jersey now so you’ll be ready to celebrate the Commanders’ newest acquisition

The Washington Commanders have been a team with a lot of moving parts in the early stages of the NFL’s free agency period.

One of the newest acquisitions is LB Bobby Wagner.

The longtime Seattle Seahawks defender is bringing his star status into a revamped Washington locker room, alongside linebacker Frankie Luvu. The Commanders inked him to a free-agent contract.

Such a move has to be celebrated immediately properly!

Be the first of your friends to get your hands on the new Bobby Wagner Washington Commanders jersey:

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While it may take the NFL a little while to get used to Wagner in burgundy, Commanders fans are more than ready to see him in his new threads.

Both the men’s and women’s Bobby Wagner Washington Commanders jerseys are available now at Fanatics:

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Seahawks GM John Schneider comments on what happened with Jordyn Brooks

The truth is Seattle let Brooks walk and Bobby Wagner too.

You can’t always take what an NFL executive says at face value. Seahawks fans should have had that lesson permanently seared into their minds two years ago when the organization convinced everyone that they would be drafting Cincinnati quarterback Desmond Ridder. Thankfully, it was an elaborate smokescreen. Seattle passed on Ridder and put together a magnificent draft class.

We may have another example of this from general manager John Schneider’s comments last week about inside linebacker Jordyn Brooks leaving in free agency. Brooks signed a three-year, max $30 million deal with Miami, which was very much in Seattle’s price-range to match if they really wanted to keep him. However, when Schneider was asked about what happened he claims it was a matter of timing.

Supposedly, the team had prioritized signing Leonard Williams first. While they were working on those negotiations, the Dolphins moved quicker than they could to sign Brooks, per Mike Dugar at the Athletic.

“Really, it was the timing of it. We were working on Leonard (Williams.) Leonard’s deal took a while… they had a deal on the table and we just couldn’t move as quickly as they did. They had lost out on a couple of guys that day so they were moving quickly… We had prioritized Leonard ahead of the linebacker position at that point.”

While it’s right to put Williams’ contract first the idea that the Seahawks literally didn’t have the time to speak with Brooks before he signed with the Dolphins is absurd. Schneider’s other comments later in his answer are far more revealing, especially saying “you have to take the emotion out of it” twice. That says everything you need to know. The truth is Seattle let Brooks walk and Bobby Wagner too.

Since then the team has signed two free agent linebackers to replace Brooks and Wagner: Tyrel Dodson of the Bills and Jerome Baker from the Dolphins are both coming in on one-year deals. Our best guess is that they’re not done here yet, though. Fans should expect an off-ball linebacker to be on the menu in the 2024 NFL draft. Michigan’s Junior Colson is a popular candidate given his connections with head coach Mike Macdonald, but this is considered a thin class of linebackers overall.

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Bobby Wagner reveals former Washington linebacker London Fletcher was a mentor

Wagner reveals the impact London Fletcher had on his career.

When Bobby Wagner was introduced to the media last week after signing a one-year deal with the Washington Commanders, he made it clear why this was the spot for him.

“I think DQ (Dan Quinn) does an amazing job of just putting all the players in the right positions and, you know, getting the best out of everybody,” he said. “Nort’s (LB coach Ken Norton Jr.) one of my favorite coaches of all time, so that was enough for me.”

Quinn coached Wagner early in his career with Seattle for two seasons and had tried to sign Wagner in each of the last two offseasons when he was the defensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys.

Norton was Wagner’s linebacker coach for his first three NFL seasons and his defensive coordinator for four seasons. But another person important to Wagner led him to Washington: London Fletcher.

Fletcher enjoyed a 16-year NFL career that ended after the 2013 season. His final seven seasons came in Washington. Wagner’s first two NFL seasons were Fletcher’s final two in the league.

“I’ve been a huge fan of London Fletcher and actually somebody I was able to meet last year in person,” Wagner said. “And he’s been a huge help in my career. I reached out to him one time, and he offered some advice. So, just understanding there has been great linebacker here and I wanted to be a part of that.”

Fletcher is now a member of Washington’s broadcast team, so there will be plenty of opportunities for the pair to catch up this season.

Fletcher has been on the Hall of Fame ballot in recent years but continues to fall short.

Bobby Wagner is bringing leadership to the Commanders

Wagner talks why he came to Washington at this stage of his career and who he is excited to play with.

Dan Quinn strikes again!

Newly signed linebacker of the decade Bobby Wagner didn’t surprise anyone when he made it clear with the media Friday, that new Commanders head coach Dan Quinn was a major reason he came to Washington. In addition, his former Seattle Seahawks linebacker coach, Ken Norton Jr, is also a major factor in why Wagner is now a Commander.

“I think DQ (Dan Quinn) does an amazing job of just putting all the players in right positions and you know, getting the best out of everybody. N’s (Norton’s) one of my favorite coaches of all time, so that was enough for me.”

Turning 34 in June, Wagner has a lot of miles on him. So, Washington only signed him to a one-year deal. He was asked Friday what he brings to the Commanders at this point of his career. “I feel like I bring a leader, somebody you can depend on. A playmaker, somebody that’s going to be an extension of the coaches.”

Wagner is already planning for life after the NFL. He is determined to earn a degree (MBA) at Howard University and started the program in January online. He had planned on doing his classwork online but said, “That might change now.” Wagner is thinking that he has now signed with Washington and might attend the classes in person at Howard.

Wagner is also excited about the Commanders’ signing Carolina Panthers’ linebacker Frankie Luvu this week. Wagner expressed Friday that the two have previously worked out together in Seattle. He is high on Luvu and is excited about working together in the middle of the Commanders’ defense.

Wagner will be wearing jersey No. 54. The number was last worn by long snapper Camaron Cheeseman.

 

Commanders to sign All-Pro LB Bobby Wagner

The Commanders are signing All-Pro LB Bobby Wagner to a one-year deal.

The Washington Commanders are signing former Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

It’s a one-year deal worth a max value of $8.5 million for Wagner, including $6 million in guarantees.

Wagner, a former second-round pick by the Seahawks in 2012, is a six-time First-Team All-Pro, nine-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champion during his 11-year tenure with Seattle.

Wagner is reunited with new Commanders head coach Dan Quinn, as the pair previously worked together in Seattle a decade ago.

Former Seahawks LB Bobby Wagner is signing with the Washington Commanders

Former Seahawks LB Bobby Wagner is signing with the Washington Commanders

For the third time in his career, future Hall of Fame linebacker Bobby Wagner has found a new NFL home. Breaking news came Wednesday afternoon announcing Wagner is headed east to the “other” Washington to sign a one-year deal with the Commanders. For the second time in three seasons, Wagner and the Seattle Seahawks are moving in different directions.

The Seahawks parted ways with Wagner prior to the 2022 season, where he spent one season with the Los Angeles Rams. Seattle brought Wagner “back home” during the 2023 offseason after he was released by the Rams. However, it appears the reunion tour was short lived.

Wagner will be reunited with his former defensive coordinator, Dan Quinn, who is now the new head coach for the Commanders.

The 2023 campaign was a career-year for Wagner, who set a personal-best with 183 tackles to lead the NFL for the third time in his career. Wagner clearly proved he had more than enough gas left in the tank, and his intentions at the end of the season was that he was going to play in 2024. Now it seems he will do so in burgundy and gold.

With Wagner headed to the Commanders, and Jordyn Brooks going to the Miami Dolphins, the Seahawks have a major question they need to answer: what are they going to do at linebacker now? One of the top free agents, former Ravens linebacker Patrick Queen, opted to jump ship to the rival Pittsburgh Steelers. Whether the Seahawks were interested or not, Queen will not be following his former defensive coordinator in Mike Macdonald to the Pacific Northwest.

Wagner moving on from Seattle this offseason felt inevitable, as the Seahawks are retooling and getting younger. Still, seeing one the greatest players in franchise history – and the NFL as a whole since 2012 – leave again does sting a bit.

The 12th Man will surely be thankful they got to see Wagner for one last year in a Seahawks uniform, including the beloved throwbacks. I’m also sure they’re breathing a collective sigh of relief that he isn’t going to another division rival this time around.

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Might a 9-time Pro Bowler be an option for the Commanders?

Bobby Wagner isn’t returning to Seattle, making the Commanders a possibility for the future Hall of Famer.

News broke Sunday that a 9-time Pro Bowler and 6-time All-Pro linebacker is not returning to his team.

Bobby Wagner is reportedly going to test the free agent market, not returning to his longtime NFL home, the Seattle Seahawks. Wagner played one season with the Rams, and his other 11 NFL seasons were spent in Seattle.

Wagner is now an age-33 linebacker. Consequently, this Washington ownership group would wisely not invest in a long-term deal with a veteran such as Wagner. However, one can imagine the Commanders pursuing Wagner for a short-term reunion.

That is, a reunion with new Commanders head coach Dan Quinn and new linebackers coach Ken Norton Jr. Wagner played for Quinn while Quinn served as the Seahawks defensive coordinator in the 2013 and 2014 seasons.

Norton coached the linebackers during the 2010-2014 seasons. Following his three seasons as the Raiders defensive coordinator, Norton returned to the Seahawks as their defensive coordinator for the 2018-2021 seasons, all of which saw Wagner earn Pro Bowl honors with Seattle.

It is no secret the Commanders have been weak at linebacker and signing Wagner for the short-term could provide the defense leadership and also a younger, drafted linebacker a mentor as well.

Should the Commanders choose to pursue a younger linebacker, such as the Ravens’ Patrick Queen, they would attempt to sign him on a longer-term deal, seeing that Queen will only turn 25 in August.