Seahawks release Bobby Wagner: Could Rams steal division rival linebacker?

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty ImagesLes Snead calls it “The Bobby Wagner rule.” On Tuesday, Snead got his second opportunity to potentially land Bobby Wagner on the Los Angeles Rams, as the Seattle Seahawks are reportedly releasing the star linebacker in a cost-savings move.

The news comes hours after the report that the Seahawks are trading Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos, and 10 years after Seattle selected Wagner on day two of the 2012 NFL Draft. Snead has always deeply regretted not drafting Wagner that day:

“I call it the ‘Bobby Wagner Rule. There’s a lot of ways to carve a draft strategy … but the ‘Bobby Wagner Rule’ would be, if a player falls to you and you really want that human…