Source - Commanders signing star LB Bobby Wagner - ESPN

The Washington Commanders continue to turn over the NFL's worst statistical defense, adding eight-time Pro Bowl linebacker Bobby Wagner on Wednesday, a source confirmed to ESPN.

Wagner becomes the sixth defensive player Washington has landed since Monday, hoping to bolster a group that ranked last in both points and yards allowed last season.

Wagner agreed to a one-year deal worth up to $8.5 million with $6 in guarantees, according to the NFL Network, which first reported the news.

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Washington also has added three defensive ends — Dorance Armstrong, Dante Fowler Jr., and Clelin Ferrell — plus linebacker Frankie Luvu and safety Jeremy Chinn.

Washington's coaches are familiar with Wagner: Head coach Dan Quinn coached him for two years in Seattle as a coordinator and linebackers coach Ken Norton Jr. was Wagner's coordinator for four seasons with the Seahawks.

One of the most decorated inside linebackers of the last decade and a future Hall of Famer, Wagner played in every game last season for the Seattle Seahawks and recorded an NFL-high 183 tackles, which also established his new career best.

Wagner, 33, added 3.5 sacks, 11 tackles for loss, 6 QB hits and 3 passes defensed while playing in every game.

In January, Wagner said he «100%» planned on continuing to play in 2024, which will be his 13th NFL season.

A second-round pick by Seattle in 2012 out of Utah State, Wagner manned the middle of the «Legion of Boom» defense that led the Seahawks to a victory in Super Bowl XLVIII and a near repeat in Super Bowl XLIX. He spent his first