Since his mother’s death in 2009, the Seahawks linebacker has won a Super Bowl, made two Pro Bowls and signed a lucrative contract. But he has navigated these thrills knowing his mom wasn’t there to share them.
Bobby Wagner loves the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He loves them so much that he owns a green turtle-shell backpack, which he carries on fancy team planes and in rugged locker rooms.
He loves the ninja turtles so much that when someone broke into his car in December 2014 and stole his belongings, he had only one request for the perpetrators.