Cowboys free company: Dallas has ‘known as’ about free agent Bobby Wagner

The Cowboys entrance workplace desires to examine in on free agent Bobby Wagner for a second straight 12 months.

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• on March 10, 2023 4:59 pm

On March 12, 2022, the Seattle Seahawks and linebacker Bobby Wagner mutually agreed to part ways, and he signed a five-year, $50 million contract with the Los Angeles Rams.

Now, nearly a 12 months later, Wagner is once more a free agent on the lookout for a house in 2023. The Dallas Cowboys had been thrown round as a touchdown spot final 12 months, given Wagner’s familiarity with defensive coordinator Dan Quinn. Dallas was out of the combo early as a result of the worth tag was too excessive.

The second time round, the Cowboys are nonetheless keen to kick the tires on the longer term Corridor of Fame linebacker coming to DFW. NFL Insider Jordan Schultz reports.

The Cowboys actually want a veteran linebacker on the roster. The futures of Leighton Vander Esch and Anthony Barr stay unsure as they hit free company subsequent week. Dallas has Damone Clark, Jabril Cox, and Devin Harper below contract, however none of them have performed the place on the NFL degree for a full season.

With Dan Quinn returning to Dallas, pairing him with Wagner would considerably increase the protection if LVE had been to go away. The Rams didn’t launch No. 54 due to a drop-off in manufacturing. Wagner completed the 12 months with second-team All-Pro honors for 140 tackles, ten tackles for loss, ten quarterback hits, and six sacks.

Wagner desires to contend for an additional Super Bowl, which received’t occur in Los Angeles in 2023, given the rumors of star players being on the trade block. If the Cowboys need to return to the playoffs, they’ll’t afford a drop-off of their defensive manufacturing with the offense in flux below new play-caller Mike McCarthy.

Exterior of Vander Esch, there will probably be veteran linebackers accessible that slot in Quinn’s system. Pro Football Focus has Wagner ranked as the fourth best linebacker available and 27th best player overall. His projected contract is for one 12 months price $6.5 million—a discount for a participant with Wagner’s pedigree.

With the Cowboys freeing up cap space by restructuring contracts to Dak Prescott and Zack Martin, Wagner may be effectively inside their value vary the second time round.

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