Bobby Wagner has spent 14 seasons in the NFL preparing what should be an eventuality: The linebacker will be a first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer. His gifts were numerous, including speed, power, and an elite ability to tackle.
But he might have done one thing better than anyone else in NFL history, and that is played with a straightforward determination in what needed to be done and how to accomplish it. Wagner wasn't just strong, but he was smart, too. That has carried him to success well past the time other players would have retired.
2025 hasn't been his best season in terms of coverage, however.