Through three weeks, it's safe to say that the Denver Broncos aren't getting the returns they need from the linebacker room. While Justin Strnad is playing rather well, as he's a respectable player, the same cannot be said for Alex Singleton.
There just might not be a single redeeming quality with Singleton's play at this point. He's not getting into the backfield and creating negative plays, and also can't cover. Outside of having a high tackle total, which is a misleading stat to begin with, there isn't much else here.
He also has a missed tackle rate of 15.4 percent, which would stand to be the highest of his career. Despite there being a ton of linebackers available this offseason between free agency and the NFL Draft, Denver's room arguably got worse, and at this point, it can't hurt to give one of the top free agents at the position a call.
The Denver Broncos have nothing to lose by giving Bobby Wagner a call
When a once-big name is still a free agent nearly a month into a season, it's for a good reason. Bobby Wagner, the long-time Seattle Seahawk who also spent time with the Los Angeles Rams and Washington Commanders, is a future Hall of Famer and one of the best linebackers of all-time.
He has played in all 17 games across the last four NFL seasons, starting all but one game during that time. Most recently with the Commanders in 2025, Wagner racked up two interceptions, four defended passes, 4.5 sacks, 162 total tackles, eight tackles for loss, and nine quarterback hits.
Despite being much slower than he used to be and a shell of his former self, Wagner still filled up the stat sheet last year and did get into the backfield to create negative plays. He's never been a huge threat in coverage, but Pro Football Reference notes that he allowed an 89.4 passer rating when in coverage the past two seasons, which really isn't terrible.
If Wagner was still good enough to start in this league, he'd likely be on the team, but with how bad the Broncos have it as this position, I don't see any harm in at least giving him a call and potentially having him in for a workout.
He's one of the more experienced players still active in the NFL and was still good enough in 2025 to fill up the stat sheet. The Broncos, at this stage of the game, probably don't have any realistic avenue to significantly upgrade the position, but the unit won't get any better if the front office doesn't do anything.
With the team surely thinking they can win it all this year, giving Wagner a call represents a situation where the Broncos have literally nothing to lose.
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