Rather than setting him back, being an athlete with a limb difference motivates Wagner to work harder in order to both inspire and be a form of representation for the younger generation.

“The kids like me that have limb differences… when I was a kid growing up, I didn't have nobody like that to really like look up to,” Wagner said. “I think what motivates me is just keep doing what I'm doing, keep inspiring kids like that. There's so many kids coming to my games, that drive hours and hours to see me play. You know, just to like, just to watch.”

According to Wagner, one young boy drove over two hours to come watch his game after being connected through a mutual friend.

“Before the game he kind of had his arm like hid in his jacket or whatever, blah, blah, and then after I scored my first touchdown, he kind of like rolled his sleeve up like put his arm on the fence and was acting normal.” Wagner said. “I was like that right there you know, that's more special than breaking a record or winning a state championship or anything that right there is like, you know, like, wow, I'm impacting this kid, you know?”

Wagner has been a source of inspiration for more than just one young fan. Saluki football hosts an annual Blackout Cancer game each year, during which community members get to bid on players jerseys in weeks prior to the game. The winner of Wagner’s jersey bid a total of $333 to have the name of a young boy, “Hank”, on the back. Hank also was born with a limb difference.

“I didn’t even notice it at first until actually, till the game and I was like oh, okay, that’s cool,” Wagner said. “Even up here, I’m still impacting people you know, and I think the impact I'm leaving on the kids or the younger generation limb difference people is like a great impact.”