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Contracts

$45M in savings; Spoon deal & more business

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Dante Fowler Jr.’s signing for up to $5 million is a heck of a bargain swap for a guy who is at least an even trade for $20 million free-agent loss Boye Mafe.

Fowler’s arrival means all four key free agents who left – Mafe, Kenneth Walker III, Coby Bryant and Riq Woolen – have been replaced by cheaper players who are (or should be) equal to or better than the four who left.

The total APY for the departing four is close to $60 million, while the replacements – Fowler, Jadarian Price, Bud Clark and the corner combo of Julian Neal and Noah Igbinoghene — combine for less than $15 million. That is some great budgeting by John Schneider and cap guy Joey Laine.

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Free agency, The roster

Fowler (maybe) completes roster; now how good is it?

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The signing of Dante Fowler Jr. does a couple of things for Seattle: (1) Finishes the replacement of the four key free agents who left and (2) potentially upgrades the pass rush by a bit.

The roster is now largely set – with maybe seven spots up for grabs or rotation — as the Seahawks prepare for another Super Bowl title run in 2026.

The question is: How much better are the Hawks now than they were in their 2025 championship season?

More important: Are they good enough on defense to stop Matthew Stafford’s Rams?

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Free agency, NFL draft

Still chasing an edge

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The one position the Seahawks missed out on in the draft was edge rusher, but there are a bunch of veteran options out there and the Seahawks will backfill Boye Mafe’s position soon enough.

Dante Fowler Jr. is the obvious favorite, simply because he is known to have visited the Seahawks before the draft and has a history with DC Aden Durde. Some expect the signing this week.

In the draft, the Hawks picked Jadarian Price at 32, passing on all of the second-round edge rushers. At 64, Auburn’s Keyron Crawford was a definite option, but Seattle went with Bud Clark instead. There were no edge rushers worth taking at 99, where the team picked Julian Neal.

So it’s on to the vets. Fans also are talking up aging thirtysomethings like Von Miller, Cam Jordan and Jadeveon Clowney as well. There also is scuttlebutt about a trade perhaps this summer, but who would that be?

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NFL draft

Will Hawks draft for the future of the front four?

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This is the least important draft for the Seahawks since 2021. Other than running back, they have no roster holes for 2026 — and they are set to make a very strong run at a Super Bowl repeat.

But what about 2027 and beyond? That is where this draft comes in.

The Hawks have many questions after 2026 about their defensive front: Leonard Williams, Uchenna Nwosu and Derick Hall will be free agents, DeMarcus Lawrence is expected to retire and Jarran Reed likely will be released ahead of his age 34 season.

They need to figure out who will be playing around Byron Murphy II after 2026.

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Preseason, The roster, Trades

Which trades will Schneider make this week?

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Logo -- PreseasonAs the preseason winds down, teams are already starting to use trades to address weaknesses in their rosters.

It won’t be long before John Schneider joins the fray.

Schneider always makes a trade at some point before the season — he made seven deals from the start of camp to just before the season last year, and he has made 15 other preseason deals since 2010. That’s an average of 2.75 per preseason.

Schneider has been 50-50 in acquiring and moving out players in these deals. Last year, for example, he traded Kevin Pierre-Louis, Cassius Marsh, Tramaine Brock and Jermaine Kearse while adding D.J. Alexander, Matt Tobin, Sheldon Richardson, Justin Coleman and Isaiah Battle (Duane Brown didn’t come until October).

He probably won’t be nearly as active this year, but it’s a good bet he will make some kind of deal — because he always does. So, which trades might he make?

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