Whereas the talk concerning what the Seattle Seahawks ought to or shouldn’t pay Professional Bowl quarterback Geno Smith after a profession yr in 2022, the group is quietly at work constructing out the remainder of the roster. As introduced earlier Wednesday, the Hawks have made Jason Myers the second highest paid kicker within the NFL, which brings the group to 48 gamers underneath contract for subsequent season after quietly saying the signing of ten gamers to future contracts Tuesday.
The ten gamers Seattle signed to future contracts Tuesday embrace:
RB Darwin Thompson
WR Cade Johnson
WR Connor Wedington
WR Easop Winston Jr.
C Joey Hunt
G Greg Eiland
T Jalen McKenzie
DT Jarrod Hewitt
LB Chris Garrett
CB Chris Steele
All of these are names that aren’t new to the Seahawks, as they had been all on the follow squad on the finish of the season. On the conclusion of the season, a group dissolves its follow squad and the members of the squad turn out to be unrestricted free brokers in a position to signal with any group. Nevertheless, because the season is over for the Seahawks, these gamers will not be in a position to signal contracts for the 2022 league yr, and thus they signal a future contract, which places them underneath contract with the group when the brand new league yr begins in March.
