Wagner admits he handled conflict with Thomas poorly after loss to Rams

Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner expressed contrition Wednesday for his postgame conflict with teammate Earl Thomas after Sunday's 42-7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

"Emotions get high and things of that nature, so everybody has emotions,” Wagner told the media Wednesday, via Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times. "You can’t always act on them. I am man enough to admit that I handled the situation wrong, and I will do better moving forward. We live, and we learn."

The incident began after Wagner played through a hamstring injury during the blowout defeat to the Rams and was clearly hindered - something Thomas called attention to afterward when he commended his teammate for trying but said Wagner shouldn't have played at all and "the backups would have done just as good."

Upon hearing that, Wagner told Thomas to "keep my name out yo mouth" while imploring him to "stop being jealous of other people's success" in a tweet that was deleted shortly after.

For his part, Thomas said Wednesday he and Wagner haven't spoken directly about the situation, but that they're moving on:

Regardless of the Wagner-Thomas relationship, the 8-6 Seahawks are now preparing for a huge matchup against Dallas on Sunday, as the team currently sits outside the playoff field with two weeks remaining in the regular season.