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

The Cowboys entrance workplace needs to examine in on free agent Bobby Wagner for a second straight yr.

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  Brandon_Loree
  
• on March 10, 2023 4:59 pm

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

Now, virtually a yr later, Wagner is once more a free agent in search of a house in 2023. The Dallas Cowboys have been thrown round as a touchdown spot final yr, 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 long run Corridor of Fame linebacker coming to DFW. NFL Insider Jordan Schultz reports.

The Cowboys definitely 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 have been to go away. The Rams didn’t launch No. 54 due to a drop-off in manufacturing. Wagner completed the yr with second-team All-Professional honors for 140 tackles, ten tackles for loss, ten quarterback hits, and 6 sacks.

Wagner needs to contend for one more Tremendous Bowl, which received’t occur in Los Angeles in 2023, given the rumors of star gamers being on the commerce block. If the Cowboys wish to return to the playoffs, they will’t afford a drop-off of their defensive manufacturing with the offense in flux below new play-caller Mike McCarthy.

Outdoors of Vander Esch, there can be veteran linebackers out there that slot in Quinn’s system. Professional Soccer Focus has Wagner ranked because the fourth finest linebacker out there and twenty seventh finest participant general. His projected contract is for one yr value $6.5 million—a cut price for a participant with Wagner’s pedigree.

With the Cowboys liberating up cap area by restructuring contracts to Dak Prescott and Zack Martin, Wagner is likely to be nicely inside their value vary the second time round.

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