Bye Bye, Russ And Bobby – Seahawks Close The Door On Best Era In Franchise History

Just like that, they’re gone. No more Wilson, no more Wagner.

A duo that defined Seattle football for a decade shared a tenure to the very day.

On April 27, 2012, the Seattle Seahawks unknowingly changed the trajectory of their franchise. The team selected a pair of players during that year’s NFL Draft who would help turn the team into a perennial contender and eventual champion. Seattle took linebacker Bobby Wagner in the second round (47th overall) before nabbing a quarterback named Russell Wilson in the third (75th overall). Nearly ten years later, on March 8, 2022, the Seahawks removed both Wagner and Wilson from their roster,

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