A couple of Seahawks made history in a good way during Sunday’s win over the Texans. Quarterback Russell Wilson passed Dan Marino’s total of two-touchdown games in his first 10 years in the NFL.
Seattle’s star middle linebacker Bobby Wagner also passed another Hall of Famer’s milestone. With 15 tackles against Houston yesterday, Wagner reached 1,365 total for hiscareer. That’s four more than Bears great Brian Urlacher had during his time in the league. What’s really notable is that Wagner got it done in far fewer games – 148 compared to Urlacher’s 182.
When he’s finally done playing, Wagner will be right up there with Urlacher, Ray Lewis and Luke Kuechly among the greatest linebackers of the modern era. Don’t expect that day to come anytime soon, though. The social media narrative that Wagner’s game has fallen off this season is sad and ignores the impossible burdens frequently placed on him by Ken Norton Jr.’s scheme.
