I say with confidence the one free agent decision the Seattle Seahawks have made that every 12th Man, Woman and Child can agree upon is this: it is a great thing to be able to re-sign Leonard Williams.
Sending over a second round pick for an impending free agent in the trade last season made this extension a top priority. Not only was Williams outstanding on the field, but making sure they did not waste such a valuable pick for merely a half-season rental needed to get done.
Fortunately, general manager John Schneider made this a priority and the extension materialized. Williams was inked to a three-year, $64.5 million deal with the Seahawks. Now we know how Williams’ payday breaks down:
Leonard Williams' three-year, $64.5M deal with Seattle, per source:
-$24.9M signing bonus
-$1.25M 2024 base salary (fully GTD)
-$20M base in 2025 ($17.7M GTD for injury now/fully GTD five days after Super Bowl)
-$15.8M base in 2026
-$850K per-game roster bonuses each year
— Brady Henderson (@BradyHenderson) March 14, 2024
The Seahawks run defense was once again atrocious. The only way they could have begun to solidify was keeping a dominant player like Williams in the fold. Now that this task has been completed, the work continues for Schneider and Co. as the initial waves of free agency begin to dwindle.
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