Seattle Seahawks players chasing impressive milestones in 2020

Ed Stein   |  

Sep 4, 2020

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Bobby Wagner and K.J. Wright, Seattle Seahawks.

Bobby Wagner

Personal

Bobby Wagner needs:

• 55 solo tackles to reach 700
• 125 combined tackles to reach 1,200
• 0.5 sacks to reach 20
• 34 return yards (fumble or interception) to reach 300 (which is incredible for an MLB)

Team

Wagner has just about every team record for a Seattle linebacker. He needs one more pick to break the tie between him and Lofa Tatupu.

NFL

Another future Hall of Famer, Bobby Wagner, has been the anchor of the Seattle Seahawks defense at middle linebacker since the team selected him 47th overall in 2012. Recording tackles as a statistic started in 1987. Even taking the first 11 years of the franchise into consideration, he is the unquestioned franchise leader with 1,075.

Wagner can reach 20th among all NFL linebackers with an additional 157 stops. Every linebacker ahead of him on that list played at least 11 NFL seasons; this year will be Wagner’s ninth. In 2021, things could get very interesting at the team’s weekly defense meetings. Wagner trails Seattle Seahawks Defensive Coordinator Ken Norton Jr. (17th) by 197 tackles.

K.J. Wright

Personal

K.J. Wright needs

• 12 games played to reach 140
• 16 starts to reach 140
• 145 tackles to reach 1,000
• 6 passes defended to reach 50

Team

If Wagner is Batman, then Wright is Robin protecting Emerald City from evil opposing offenses.

Wright is third in Seattle Seahawks history with 855 stops, 139 more are needed to pass Eugene Robinson for second place. He can also move from ninth place to fourth with 39 solo tackles. A dozen more games played makes him the fourth Seahawks defensive player with 140. Wright only needs another two starts to reach fourth in that category.

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