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Bobby Wagner’s NFL career started in Seattle in 2013. In just his second season in the competition, he helped the Seahawks to capture the very first Super Bowl title of the franchise.
While Wagner is currently playing commanders for the Washington, the Star Linebacker found a way to make his connection to Seattle even stronger. Earlier this week, the Seattle Storm announced that Wagner had joined the Franchise ownership group.
Wagner’s purchase of a share interest in the storm made him the very first active NFL player who was the owner of a Wnba franchise.
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Bobby Wagner, #54 of the Washington commanders, warms up prior to an NFL Football Wild Card Playoff match against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Raymond James Stadium on January 12, 2025 in Tampa, Florida. (Perry Knotts / Getty Images / Getty images)
“The Seattle Storm announced today that Super Bowl XLVIII champion and all-pro Linebacker, Bobby Wagner, will join the team’s ownership group”, was a statement of the storm.
“Wagner, een tweede ronde pick van de Seattle Seahawks in 2012, bracht zijn eerste 10 seizoenen door in de Emerald City, waar hij drie van de records van het team voor de meeste tackles in een single-seizoen bezit en alle actieve spelers leidt in totale tackles. Hij voert momenteel zijn 14e seizoen in, waar hij werd gestemd naar 10 Pro Bowls en benoemd tot 11 All-Pro teams. “
Wagner’s historical move to women’s basketball received a reaction from Los Angeles Lakers Great and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee Erin “Magic” Johnson.
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“I would like to congratulate our Linebacker from Washington Commanders, Bobby Wagner, to join the WNBA’s Seattle Storm Ownership Group,” Johnson wrote on X. “I am so proud of Bobby! We have had so many discussions about entrepreneurship and this is just the beginning of building his empire!”
Bobby Wagner, #54 of the Seattle Seahawks, runs into the field during team inputs prior to an NFL football match for the preseason against the Minnesota Vikings in Lumen Field on 10 August 2023, in Seattle, Washington. (Ryan Kang / Getty Images / Getty images)
Wagner joins a property group with: retired storm player and four-time WNBA champion Sue Bird, former Microsoft director Lisa Brummel, Olympic silver medal winner Ginny Gilder and Dawn Trudeau.
Brummel praised Wagner for the lasting impact he had on the city of Seattle.
“Bobby is a hero of the city that has had an immeasurable influence on the community of Seattle,” Brummel said in a statement released by the storm. “He shares our desire to grow the game and knows the value and importance of investing in women’s sports. While we continue to build on the incredible legacy of the Storm Franchise, we are delighted to add Bobby’s experience and expertise to the mix.”
Bobby Wagner of the Seattle Seahawks can be seen during game two of the semi -finals in Keyarena in Seattle, Washington. (Joshua Huston / NBAE via Getty Images / Getty Images)
“I am really excited to be part of the ‘W’ and the WNBA. I think it is a great time. I am really enthusiastic to be part of the growth and to stay connected to a community that I still love,” Wagner told reporters this week after the first day of the commanders’ training camp.
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De Storm entered the game on Saturday against the Washington Mystics with a record of 15-10. The franchise has won four WNBA championships in its history.
