The club is set with Bobby Wagner and K.J. Wright anchoring the middle of the defense. But their injuries last season highlighted the need to find them some help.
If anyone ever doubted — or had simply maybe taken for granted — just how much Bobby Wagner and K.J. Wright have meant to the Seahawks since 2012, they found out anew the value of the two stalwart linebackers in 2017.
Well into November, Wagner was in the running for NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors while Wright — who hadn’t missed a game since 2013 — was having another typically steady campaign.