Field Gulls
Fant was due over $8 million in non-guaranteed salary.
The Seattle Seahawks have made a major roster move ahead of the start of training camp.
Starting tight end Noah Fant was released on Sunday, ending a three-year run with the team after being acquired from the Denver Broncos in the Russell Wilson trade. There had been rumors that Fant was being shopped in potential trades but clearly nothing materialized, so he’s outright released.
During his time in Seattle, Fant caught 130 passes for 1,400 yards and 5 touchdowns. Believe it or not, had Fant stayed with the Seahawks and caught at least 41 passes for 649 yards this season, he would’ve surpassed Jimmy Graham for the Seahawks’ all-time record for receptions and receiving yards by a tight end. Graham’s franchise records are safe, all while he’s out here setting world records in the Arctic.
Having signed a two-year, $21 million contract with the Seahawks in the 2024 offseason, Fant was owed $8.49 million in non-guaranteed salary, plus $510,000 in per-game roster bonuses, as well as a $4.5 million signing bonus. His total cap number was $13,410,000 per Over The Cap. Only Leonard Williams has a higher cap number for 2025 on the entire Seahawks roster.
Quite a bit. The Seahawks will save $8.91 million against the cap, but the signing bonus is guaranteed and will mean $4.5 million in dead money. Seattle will have well over $30 million in cap space barring any other moves made this week.
It’s a supreme vote of confidence in second-round rookie Elijah Arroyo and second-year player A.J. Barner, who had an impressive rookie campaign by catching 30 passes for 245 yards and 4 touchdowns. Veteran blocking tight end Eric Saubert’s path to the roster may also have gotten a bit easier with Fant’s departure.
Other tight ends looking to make the team are UDFAs Marshall Lang and Nick Kallerup. Brady Russell was moved to fullback from tight end and will compete with fifth-round pick Robbie Ouzts.
