SAD NEWS ; Bobby Wagner: Resigning or moving on isn’t ‘influenced’ by the Seahawks’ new head coach

FLORENCE, ORLANDO — Mike Macdonald has taken over as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, replacing Pete Carroll.

To suggest that things have changed significantly in Seattle would be an understatement on par with the Space Needle.

Linebacker Bobby Wagner, another Seahawks standard-bearer, acknowledges that Carroll’s exit surprised him. He also knows that Macdonald may very well put up a defense in which he would excel.

Wagner’s 2024 plans won’t be affected by Macdonald or Carroll’s arrivals, either, as the nine-time Pro Bowler is ready to locate the finest possible place to call home.

“No, it doesn’t affect anything,” Wagner responded to a question about if Carroll’s departure would make him want to go back to Seattle from NFL.com on Friday during Pro Bowl Games practice. “I want to continue playing ball and demonstrating my ability to play at a

A dozen years of spectacular football are on Wagner’s resume and he’s ready for lucky No. 13 and, by the sounds of it, even more. The 33-year-old, who signed a one-year deal to return to the Seahawks last year, led the NFL in tackles during the 2023 season, his third such season doing so. He’s posted more than 100 tackles in all 12 of his years, but his career high was had this past season with an eye-popping 183. That statistical splendor helped the six-time All-Pro earn his ninth Pro Bowl selection.