The first significant moves of the 2024 offseason are in for the Seahawks. Today we learned via a pair of reports from Tom Pelissero at NFL Network Seattle is releasing strong safety Jamal Adams, free safety Quandre Diggs and tight end Will Dissly.
While those moves will come with significant dead money attached, together they will save the team a ton of salary cap space this year. Just how much space are the Seahawks saving, exactly? It depends on when you ask. According to Spotrac, Diggs and Dissly are being outright released, which frees up a little under $18 million in cap room immediately. Meanwhile, Adams will be designated a post June 1 cut, which means his salary won’t come off trhe books until the next day, when another $16.5 million is freed up.
Expected financials for today's #Seahawks moves…
S Quandre Diggs has been outright released, freeing up $11M of cap
TE Will Dissly has been outright released, freeing up $6.97M of cap
S Jamal Adams will be designated a Post 6/1 release; freeing up $16.5M of cap on June 2nd
— Spotrac (@spotrac) March 5, 2024
Together these moves represent a shift towards a more modern approach to roster building. Pete Carroll had his strong points, but investing money at the wrong positions was a problem throughout his tenure controlling the roster. Moving ahead, we expect general manager John Schneider to spend fewer resources at non-premium positions such as safety, tight end, linebacker and especially running back.
Bottom line: while all three are fine players in their own right, they had bad contracts for their respective positions and getting those deals off the books will make this team more competitive in the long run.
Update:
It appears Adams is not going to be a post June 1 cut, after all. According to Brady Henderson at ESPN, he’s also being released outright.
It’s a standard release with Jamal Adams, I’m told. Not a post-June 1. That means the Seahawks will eat all the dead money in 2024. Seattle is also releasing Quandre Diggs and Will Dissly, as @TomPelissero reported.
— Brady Henderson (@BradyHenderson) March 5, 2024
That means Seattle will eat Adams’ entire dead money hit this year, which is over $20 million. The move saves a little over $6 million in cap space for 2024, according to Over the Cap.
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