NFL Live: The panel dissects the major 2021 NFL Draft storylines 20 days out
The draft is 20 days away! We look at the prospects with medical red flags ahead of the "medical combine". We also spotlight potential 2nd-day prospects and HBCU prospects.
The draft is 20 days away! We look at the prospects with medical red flags ahead of the "medical combine". We also spotlight potential 2nd-day prospects and HBCU prospects.
The Seattle Seahawks have re-signed Damarious Randall and plan to move him back to cornerback, the team announced Friday.
Defensive tackle Al Woods' one-year deal with the Seahawks is worth $2.5 million with $750,000 guaranteed, a source tells ESPN. There's a $750,000 signing bonus, a $1.25 million base salary and $500,000 in per-game roster bonuses. No void years.
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The Seahawks usually play it straight and avoid using contracts as credit cards, but the reduced salary cap forced them to alter that philosophy,
Carlos Dunlap said Tuesday he got an assurance from Russell Wilson that he would still be the Seahawks' quarterback before the defensive end decided to re-sign with the franchise.
Damien Lewis earned an extra $443,905 in Performance-Based Pay for 2020, tops among Seahawks. That CBA benefit compensates players based on playing time and salary; those who play the most and make the least generally earn the biggest payments. It does not impact the salary cap. Lewis started every game and made the NFL-minimum of $610,000. Seattle's next four: Ethan Pocic, $404,613; DK Metcalf, $401,535; Poona Ford, $398,744; Tre Flowers, $359,757. D'Andre Walker earned the low payment at $453.
Veteran DB Quinton Dunbar is signing a one-year deal with the Detroit Lions following an injury-plagued season in Seattle.
Former Seahawks DB Quinton Dunbar is signing a one-year deal with the Lions, per his agent.
The Seahawks' one-year deal with guard Jordan Simmons is worth $1.2 million with $100,000 guaranteed, a source tell ESPN. Simmons gets a $100,000 signing bonus, an $850,000 base salary and a $250,000 roster bonus. He can earn up to $750,000 in playing-time incentives.
The Seahawks' two-year deal with defensive end Carlos Dunlap has a base value of $13.6 million and three extra void years, a source tells ESPN. A $7 million signing bonus and $1.5 million base salary in 2021 make up the $8.5 million in guarantees. In 2022, Dunlap has a $4.075 million base salary, a $175,000 roster bonus (due on the fifth day of the league year) and $850,000 in per-game roster bonuses. His cap number this year is $2.9 million.
Jarran Reed's refusal to restructure his contract for salary-cap purposes led to his release last week by the Seahawks, a source confirmed to ESPN.
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The Seahawks are giving wide receiver Tyler Lockett a four-year, $69.2 million contract extension that includes $37 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The Seahawks' deal with swing tackle Cedric Ogbuehi is for one year and $2.3 million with $700,000 guaranteed, a source tells ESPN. A void year in 2022 spreads out the $700,000 signing bonus over two years. Ogbuehi's base salary is $1.1 million. There's $500,000 in per-game roster bonuses as well as $1 million available in playing-time incentives.
The Seahawks and newly acquired guard Gabe Jackson agreed to a three-year, $22.575 million contract, sources told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler and Brady Henderson.
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By bringing back star Carlos Dunlap and surrounding him with a depth and youth, the Seahawks have a pass rush not seen since their Super Bowl days.
The Seahawks' two-year deal with defensive end Kerry Hyder is worth $6.5 million with $3.65 million guaranteed. A voiding year in 2023 spreads out the $2.55 million signing bonus over three years. Hyder's base salaries are $1.1 million (guaranteed) in 2021 and $2.425 million in 2022. In 2022, there are $425,000 in per-game roster bonuses and a $1 million base-salary escalator that is tied to sacks. Hyder's cap number in 2021 is $1.95 million.
The Seahawks' two-year deal with defensive end Benson Mayowa is for $7.62 million with $4.1 million guaranteed, a source tells ESPN. Two additional void years spread out the $3 million signing bonus. Mayowa's base salaries are $1.1 million in 2021 (guaranteed) and $2.5 million in 2022. Both years have $510,000 worth of per-game roster bonuses. There's a sack escalator worth up to $1 million for 2022. Mayowa's cap number in 2021 is $2.24 million.
Dunlap gave the Seahawks a pass-rush boost after a midseason trade from the Bengals, so Seattle will double down on him in 2021.
Defensive tackle Al Woods' return gives the Seahawks an option to replace Jarran Reed, who was released by the team Friday.
Free-agent DE Carlos Dunlap is resigning with the Seahawks on a two-year, $16.6 million deal that includes $8.5 million guaranteed, per his agent @DrewJRosenhaus.
TEAM | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seattle | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 459 | 371 |
Los Angeles | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 372 | 296 |
Arizona | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 410 | 367 |
San Francisco | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 376 | 390 |