Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner is more than just an all-time great defender. He’s an A+ human being and one of the classiest players who’s ever put in a Seahawks uniform. For the second time, Wagner is getting nominated by the team for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.
Wagner has a lot of balls in the air off the field, including charities to help prevent strokes, promote HBCU schools and pay off school lunch debts, per the team website.
“Sometimes I just see stuff, like I heard about somebody not being able to afford school lunch, and I found out that if you can’t pay that balance off in elementary school, it follows you into middle school,” he said. “I didn’t know that. I wouldn’t have known that unless I got put in that situation, so you try to help that. It’s just being around a lot of people who are doing a lot of amazing things, and seeing if I can either be a part of it or try to do my part to make a positive change.”
On the field Wagner is having another spectacular season, reaching over 100 tackles for the tenth-straight year. Assuming he gets another Pro Bowl nod it’ll be his ninth nomination. Making the All-Pro team this year would represent his seventh time earning that honor.
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