Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner will not play in the Pro Bowl in order to rest his ailing knee, coach Pete Carroll confirmed on Tuesday in an interview with the NFL Network.
“He had something really he didn’t even know he had, found it in the exit interviews that he has a little problem with his knee,” Carroll said. “He’s just going to rest up. He doesn’t have to do anything for it but he needs to miss this game.”
So while Wagner won’t participate on Sunday, it does not sound like the recently discovered injury will require surgery, or that it has any chance of impacting his availability for next season.
Wagner was one of two Seahawks originally selected for the Pro Bowl roster, alongside quarterback Russell Wilson. It was announced on Tuesday that cornerback Shaquill Griffin was added to the roster as a replacement for Saints defensive back Marshon Lattimore.
Seattle’s coaching staff will head up the NFC squad, who will now add Eric Kendricks – the younger brother of Seattle’s own Mychal Kendricks – onto the roster as a replacement for Wagner.
The game will kick off at 12:00 p.m. PT. on Sunday, January 26 in Orlando, Florida.
