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It's been the summer of the contract extension in the NFL this offseason. Most recently, Jeffery Simmons signed an extension that will eventually impact the Seattle Seahawks' negotiations with Byron Murphy II. The Seahawks participated in extension talks earlier this offseason by signing Derick Hall to a multi-year deal.
In response, the Bleacher Report recently named every team's most important contract extension. Unsurprisingly for the Seahawks, the choice is cornerback Devon Witherspoon. That couldn't be any more painfully obvious.
"Witherspoon has performed at a Pro Bowl level under two coaching regimes," Moe Moton wrote. "After a year under former Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, he struggled in his first season under lead skipper Mike MacDonald, allowing a 106.9 passer rating in coverage. The versatile cornerback allowed just two touchdowns in a bounce-back 2025 campaign and made the second-team All-Pro list last season. The Seahawks can be patient with two years left on Witherspoon's contract, but they have the cap space ($25.5 million) to extend him this summer."
It's somewhat surprising the Seahawks signed Hall to an extension before Witherspoon. The negotiations with Witherspoon are understandably more complicated though. Hopefully John Schneider and his No. 1 cornerback can agree on an extension prior to the 2026 season.
This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: Devon Witherspoon named Seahawks' most important extension (obviously)
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In response, the Bleacher Report recently named every team's most important contract extension. Unsurprisingly for the Seahawks, the choice is cornerback Devon Witherspoon. That couldn't be any more painfully obvious.
"Witherspoon has performed at a Pro Bowl level under two coaching regimes," Moe Moton wrote. "After a year under former Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, he struggled in his first season under lead skipper Mike MacDonald, allowing a 106.9 passer rating in coverage. The versatile cornerback allowed just two touchdowns in a bounce-back 2025 campaign and made the second-team All-Pro list last season. The Seahawks can be patient with two years left on Witherspoon's contract, but they have the cap space ($25.5 million) to extend him this summer."
It's somewhat surprising the Seahawks signed Hall to an extension before Witherspoon. The negotiations with Witherspoon are understandably more complicated though. Hopefully John Schneider and his No. 1 cornerback can agree on an extension prior to the 2026 season.
This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: Devon Witherspoon named Seahawks' most important extension (obviously)
Continue reading...
