The Seahawks have a couple dozen players who are about to become free agents when the new league year begins March 16. That means soon decisions will have to be made on whether or not to re-sign pieces like left tackle Duane Brown, free safety Quandre Diggs and defensive tackle Al Woods, among others.
The work for general manager John Schneider won’t end there, though. In addition to preparing for the 2022 NFL draft and a deep free agent class, there are several more key performers who are in line for a contract extension as they approach the end of their current deals.
According to Over the Cap, Seattle has 31 players entering the last year of their contracts. Most of them are on the bottom end of the depth chart and relatively replaceable. Let’s focus on the eight most important names that the team has to make a decision on this year.