Bobby Wagner Injury: Updates on Seahawks Star's Ankle and Return

Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner was dealing with an ankle injury ahead of Sunday's Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers, but the team ultimately listed him as active.

Wagner was limited in practice Sept. 16, per Gregg Bell of the News Tribune.

When Wagner missed five games during the 2014 regular season with turf toe, Seattle went on a skid. It wasn't the same elite defense that helped the Seahawks capture the Lombardi Trophy two seasons ago and advance to the finale again versus the New England Patriots last season.

Then the first-team All-Pro returned for the key stretch run in Week 12 of 2014. The Seahawks didn't lose thereafter until they fell to the Patriots in the Super Bowl, which proved how valuable Wagner is.

Stephen Cohen of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer illustrated how his absence impacted the team:

Wagner signed a four-year contract extension worth $43 million in the offseason, making him the highest-paid inside linebacker in football at the time.