Written by Sean Wagner-McGough at CBS Sports.com
On Sunday, a week after they got manhandled by the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Seattle Seahawks lost a home football game to the Los Angeles Rams by 35 points — the worst loss of the Pete Carroll era. And for a second straight week, the Seahawks did not handle the defeat graciously.
Last week, they got involved in a last-second scuffle and one of their players, Quinton Jefferson, nearly ventured into the stands to fight a fan. This week, two of their best players entered a very public feud immediately after the game.
Free safety Earl Thomas and middle linebacker Bobby Wagner don’t appear to be happy with each other. It started when Thomas told reporters after the game that Wagner shouldn’t have played on his injured hamstring because the backups would’ve been just as effective.
Earl Thomas doesn’t think All-Pro LB Bobby Wagner should have played with bad hamstring for #Seahawks in blowout loss to Rams. “The backups would have done just as good.” @thenewstribune pic.twitter.com/svmgAOE3D5
— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) December 18, 2017
His comments didn’t seem that controversial or inflammatory, but it really doesn’t matter what we think. What matters is how Wagner reacted to those comments.
He definitely didn’t approve. Wagner fired off a tweet that criticized Thomas for “being jealous.” He also told Thomas to keep his name out of his mouth. The tweet has been deleted, but you can see a screengrab of it below:
Bobby Wagner’s initial response, soon deleted, to Earl Thomas’ opinion Wagner should not have played with his injured hamstring for #Seahawks in today’s blowout loss to Rams pic.twitter.com/emiCl9PnVa
— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) December 18, 2017
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