Former NFL cornerback Fred Smoot drew some direct parallels between the arrival of Bobby Wagner to the Washington Commanders and London Fletcher before him.
The Washington Commanders' biggest free agent addition of the offseason is without a doubt linebacker Bobby Wagner.
Simply put, Washington hasn't brought in an instant injection of leadership like this in a long time. Nearly two decades, in fact, all the way back to when this same franchise landed linebacker London Fletcher.Dec 22, 2013; Landover, MD, USA; Washington Redskins inside linebacker London Fletcher is introduced prior to the game against the Dallas Cowboys at FedEx Field.
Fletcher himself credited Wagner for bringing, "instant credibility," to the Commanders linebacker group helping them climb the preseason unit rankings all the way to No. 1 in some cases.
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