Some reunions can be a fun time.
Commanders’ new linebacker Bobby Wagner is having a sort of reunion this season. During his early years in Seattle, Wagner’s defensive coordinator was Dan Quinn. There were also years when Ken Norton Jr. was the defensive coordinator for Wagner and the Seahawks.
In addition, during the 2013 and 2014 seasons, Norton was the linebackers coach in Seattle under Quinn while Wagner was playing linebacker.
“Overall, it’s been great being back with DQ, amazing. I think the biggest thing is being back with Coach Norton. He’s made those film studies so fun. The motivation, the joking, obviously, you’ve been around a guy that knows you very, very well. And so he tells a lot of the older stories to the younger guys about what I was like when I first got into the league, and I think our point of view on it is a little bit different.”
Wagner lives in reality about his age, and he knows he needs his experience to help him in any way it can, as Wagner just turned 34 in June.
