The place the Seahawks stand in wage cap house after Geno Smith commerce

Via the a million angles we’ve explored from the latest Geno Smith commerce, one space we by some means haven’t addressed but is the Seattle Seahawks’ wage cap house.

We’ll care for that on this Sunday earlier than the beginning of a brand new league yr.

As you could recall, it was nearly per week in the past when the Seahawks have been over the wage cap and wanted to clear up room by means of releasing the likes of Tyler Lockett, Dre’Mont Jones, and three others. Then the Geno commerce occurred and so much modified for the Seahawks.

How a lot cap house the Seattle Seahawks presently have

The Raiders will tackle all of Smith’s remaining yr of his current deal, which suggests the Seahawks open up $31.5 million in wage cap room for 2025 whereas taking up $13.5 million in useless cash. That in itself nearly doubled Seattle’s obtainable house to about $62.5 million, which is seventh-highest amongst all NFL groups.

That is going to vary even earlier than any exterior free agent strikes are made as a result of whereas we do know the worth of Brady Russell’s Unique Rights Free Agent tender, we have no idea the total particulars of Jarran Reed’s reported new Seahawks contract or the Josh Jobe re-signing. Even acknowledging a few of this cash can be reserved for signing draft picks that don’t have anything to do with free company, Seattle’s bought fairly a bit of cash to spend. They might also have a little more cash pending any potential DK Metcalf commerce, which might be slightly below $11 million freed up (however almost double the useless cash incurred).

If there was ever an offseason by which the Seahawks could possibly be in play for some higher-profile free brokers as a substitute of the same old discount searching, it’s this one. Simply be cautious about having that a lot cap house given the final time the Seahawks have been this effectively positioned financially.