Right now the Seahawks only have around $7.15 million in salary cap space remaining for the 2023 season. One way they could free up some money is by giving contract extensions to deserving veterans.
In fact, according to Field Yates at ESPN, the single-best roster move that Seattle can make the rest of this offseason is giving their underrated outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu a contract extension.
“Nwosu was fantastic for the Seahawks in his first season there in 2022, posting career-highs across the board, including 9.5 sacks. With a comparable season this year, Nwosu would be positioned as one of the top free agent pass-rushers next March, making an extension a logical proposition… A side benefit of an extension would be a likely reduced cap charge for 2023, which is helpful for a team that could use a little wiggle room.”
Preaching to the choir, here.
Nwosu has certainly earned the pay-day. He was by far the team’s most-outstanding front-seven defender last season and without him there’s a real possibility this would have been both the worst pass rushing and the weakest run defending unit in the entire league.
For now, Nwosu has a 2023 cap number just over $13 million, the fourth-biggest on the team. However, according to Over the Cap, Seattle can save $5,336,000 with an extension.
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