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Seahawks announce they’ve signed former Rams G Tremayne Anchrum Jr.

The Seahawks just gave themselves another option at this position, announcing that they have signed former Rams guard Tremayne Anchrum.

Guard remains one of the most unsettled positions on the Seahawks roster currently. 2023 starters Damien Lewis and Phil Haynes have been allowed to test the market, opening a path for two new potential starters.

The Seahawks just gave themselves another option at this position, announcing that they have signed former Rams guard Tremayne Anchrum.

Anchrum (6-foot-2, 314 pounds) played his college ball at Clemson. After that, he was picked by the Rams in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft. Since then he has appeared in 31 games, but has only started once.

Anchrum’s first few years he barely played, but last season he played 96 snaps at right guard, raising the possibility he could compete with Anthony Bradford to replace Phil Haynes at that spot.

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John Schneider won’t rule out re-signing Seahawks players who have been cut

The Seahawks are about to join the free agency frenzy, as the league’s legal tampering period is set to begin in a couple of hours. So far, there hasn’t been much news regarding this team and their efforts in free agency. We only have word of one outside free agent visit – that being former Jaguars safety Rayshawn Jenkins. We also have heard that middle linebacker Bobby Wagner will hit the open market and is unlikely to return to Seattle.

While Wagner’s second exit from the Seahawks is another bummer, fans don’t necessarily have to think every player who’s been cut over the last week or so may not ever come back. In fact, general manager John Schneider said last week on  ESPN’s Dave Wyman and Bob Stelton show that they haven’t shut the door on bringing back anybody, H/T Seahawks.com.

“To be able to have (the coaching staff’s) opinions on players obviously is very important, we haven’t shut the door on any of them to come back, but when you do these contracts and try to create cap room, there’s ramifications.”

We can probably safely assume that strong safety Jamal Adams does not count in the group of players who might be returning. However, if they’re willing to come back on a smaller contract, Will Dissly, Bryan Mone and especially Quandre Diggs are all worth considering.

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Seahawks getting visit from free agent safety Rayshawn Jenkins

We finally have our first reported visit between the Seahawks and an outside 2024 free agent.

We finally have our first reported visit between the Seahawks and an outside 2024 free agent.

According to Jordan Schultz at Bleacher Report, former Jaguars safety Rayshawn Jenkins is on his way to Seattle to visit with the Seahawks.

Jenkins (6-foot-1, 200 pounds) was originally a fourth-round pick by the Chargers in the 2017 NFL draft out of Miami (FL). He played 61 games with them over the next four seasons, followed by three years and 48 more games with the Jaguars.

While Jenkins has not made a Pro Bowl team, he has performed well at his position. What sets him apart from the herd is his coverage, which has been exceptionally tight – especially over the last three seasons in Jacksonville. During that time he has only allowed two touchdowns and his passer rating allowed has dropped from 96.9 to 78.6 to 62.5 last season.

Jenkins is listed as a safety but that belies his versatility. Jacksonville used him all over in 2023 – notably in the box, in the slot and at free safety. If the Seahawks do sign him, he would be projected to start at safety opposite Julian Love.

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Bobby Wagner expected to hit free agency, unlikely to return to Seahawks

Wagner will become a free agent when the new league year begins and it’s considered unlikely that he will return to Seattle.

According to Ian Rapoport at NFL Network, Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner will become a free agent when the new league year begins and it’s considered unlikely that he will return to Seattle.

Wagner is coming off a 183-tackle season, the third time he has led the league in tackles in his career. However, Wagner is also 33 years old and the Seahawks are going in a younger direction. He has played 185 games in the NFL, made nine Pro Bowl teams and has six All-Pro nominations. While he has nothing left to prove, in interviews after the 2023 season ended, Wagner made it clear he intends to continue playing.

This past season Wagner gave Seattle a hometown discount, signing a one-year, $5.5 million deal. On the open market he should be able to earn more than that after another Pro Bowl season.

Potential replacements for Wagner in free agency include Patrick Queen, Eric Kendricks and D’Vondre Campbell, who was just released by the Packers and had done great work under the Seahawks’ new linebackers coach.

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Seahawks expected to ramp up efforts to re-sign Leonard Williams

General manager John Schneider insists the team would love to have Williams back, but time is running out.

If the Seahawks are going to re-sign defensive lineman Leonard Williams to a long-term deal, today would be a good day to get it done. Tomorrow marks the unofficial start of free agency with the league’s legal tampering period beginning – when free agents are able to start negotiating with other teams.

General manager John Schneider insists the team would love to have Williams back, but time is running out. According to Jeremy Fowler at ESPN, the Seahawks are expected to ramp things up today.

“And the Seahawks are expected to ramp up their efforts to re-sign Williams, who played well coming off last year’s trade. Getting something done before Monday would be optimal for Seattle.”

While they can technically still re-sign Williams any time, facts are that there are a bunch of teams who have more cap space than the Seahawks and who have a greater need for interior defensive line help. Odds are Williams can make more money if he hits the open market than by staying, hence the impetus to get a deal done today.

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Embattled Seahawks WR/KR Dee Eskridge agrees to a pay cut

Wide receiver Dee Eskridge has also agreed to a pay cut

The Seahawks are getting their salary cap ducks in a row as we approach the unofficial start of free agency tomorrow. Last week the team made several players salary cap casualties, cutting safeties Quandre Diggs and Jamal Adams as well as tight end Will Dissly and nose tackle Bryan Mone.

Yesterday, we learned of two more players getting their contracts restructured going into 2024. Wide receiver Tyler Lockett is the far more significant of the two, essentially taking a pay cut but keeping the final two years on his current contract.

Wide receiver Dee Eskridge has also agreed to a pay cut. Eskridge was originally due around $1.47 million this year, but he’s agreed to a new one-year deal worth a little over $1 million. Aaron Wilson was the first to have reported the news.

The move saved the Seahawks roughly $400,000 in cap room.

Injuries have derailed whatever promise Eskridge might have shown coming out of Western Michigan when Seattle drafted him in the second round back in 2021. All together he has appeared in 24 games and missed 27. Outside of some decent kickoff returns, when Eskridge has been on the field the results have been sloppy and he’s been out of sync with his quarterbacks.

We don’t have all the details on Lockett’s new deal yet, but assuming they net around $7 million in cap room, when combined with Eskridge’s new deal it should put the Seahawks around $50 million in cap space as free agency begins.

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Devon Witherspoon makes PFF’s top 101 players for 2023 NFL season

Spoon came in at No. 75 on their list.

Different analysts may disagree on his ceiling, but it is indisputable that the Seahawks have something special in cornerback Devon Witherspoon. Coming off his first year in the NFL, Spoon has established himself as one of the game’s best rising young stars at his position.

The latest accolade for Seattle’s standout corner is making a list of the top 101 players in the league from this past season by Pro Football Focus. Witherspoon came in at No. 75 on their list.

“Witherspoon’s calling card as a draft prospect was outstanding instincts and read-and-react skills that put him consistently ahead of the play in college. He showed those traits translated, displaying the same knack in his first season in Seattle. The rookie proved to be a true problem for opposing offenses.”

PFF will be releasing the top 20 players on their list tomorrow, but it seems unlikely Seattle will land anybody that high. That means Witherspoon will likely be on the only Seahawks player who made the cut.

While we feel Spoon’s ceiling is as high as any cornerback in the sport, he will need to improve his tackling in Year 2. If he can manage that, he should skyrocket up this list next year.

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Seahawks cuts continue with release of nose tackle Bryan Mone

Today the cuts continued, as the team announced nose tackle Bryan Mone has been released.

The Seahawks front office is in a slash and burn mood this week. Yesterday the team announced that safeties Quandre Diggs and Jamal Adams as well as tight end Will Dissly had been released. All together those three moves saved Seattle around $24 million in cap space of the 2024 season.

Today the cuts continued, as the team announced nose tackle Bryan Mone has been released.

Cutting Mone saves another $5.39 million in cap room for 2024. Seattle now has around $41.6 million in cap space. Only 11 teams have more.

After going undrafted out of Michigan, Mone appeared in 41 games with the Seahawks from 2019-2022. He missed the entire 2023 season with a torn ACL.

As for the depth chart, Jarran Reed remains on top, but this news should guarantee more playing time for second-year tackle and primary backup Cameron Young next season.

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How much cap space do the Seahawks have after trio of Tuesday cuts?

The Seahawks made a few painful but necessary roster cuts on Tuesday.

The Seahawks made a few painful but necessary roster cuts on Tuesday. The team’s popular tight end Will Dissly, gifted free safety Quandre Diggs and embattled strong safety Jamal Adams have all been released outright. That gets their dead money off the books by next year and saves a bunch of salary cap space for 2024.

How much? All together, Seattle saved around $24 million in cap space, according to Jason Fitzgerald at Over the Cap. That brings them to around $36 million in total cap space, which ranks around the middle of the pack.

“The Seahawks ended up opening up about $24 million in cap room with the three releases. They now have $36.22 million in cap space for 2024, which ranks 16th in the NFL.”

The Seahawks also went from having the least dead money in the league ($237,492) to the most ($34.4 million).

Wide receiver Tyler Lockett was also a good candidate to become a salary cap casualty this offseason. However, yesterday’s news makes that less likely – but a restructure may still be coming for No. 16. According to OTC that would save the team a little over $7 million.

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Together these moves represent a shift towards a more modern approach to roster building

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.

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.

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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