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After missing most of 2024 with a foot injury, Seattle may have gotten a steal of a deal if Lawrence is able to stay healthy in the coming years.
Flush with cap space after moving on from several high-priced veterans, the Seattle Seahawks deployed much of that cap space by adding former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold, wide receiver Cooper Kupp from the Los Angeles Rams and Dallas Cowboys defensive end Demarcus Lawrence.
With all three of those veterans inked to deals early in free agency, fans have wondered what the holdup is with the details of the contracts being made known, but the long wait is finally over. So, without wasting any further time, here are the details:
Breaking those financials down into what they mean for the salary cap, the cap hits are set to be as follows:
In addition, $5M of Lawrence’s 2026 base salary will become fully guaranteed the Friday after the Super Bowl.
Putting everything together, it’s effectively a two-year, $21M deal. What to think of the deal is that it will all come down to Lawrence’s ability to stay healthy and productive. If he’s healthy and plays at a Pro Bowl level like he did in 2022 and 2023, it’s a steal. If he misses significant time like he did in 2024, it will have been an overpay.
Only time will tell, and now fans simply have to wait for the offseason to be over.
